Although it’s being called a “mini-moon,” the object is actually an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It has been temporarily captured ...
Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "mini-moon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet for 57 days ...
If you were hoping to see the “mini moon,” you’ve probably been disappointed. But experts say the asteroid was an important ...
Scientists call such phenomena mini-moons. The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid ...
Earth has temporarily gained a second moon, an asteroid named 2024 PT5, which was captured in its orbit on September 29, 2024 ...
The ‘mini moon’ is actually a small asteroid, the size of a school bus, that is known as 2024 PT5. This solar rock has ...
On Sept. 29, Asteroid 2024 PT5 entered Earth’s gravitational pull. PT5 will orbit in a horseshoe shape, meaning it won’t ...
NASA scientists calculated that Earth should have captured a "second moon" on Sunday (Sept. 29). The "mini-moon" is actually the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, which usually orbits the sun as part of a ...
Earth’s orbit has temporarily welcomed a second moon. Discovered by NASA scientists in early August, the mini-moon, 2024 PT5, ...
This “mini-moon” loops around Earth for nearly two months beginning September 29th and exiting November 25th. While asteroids ...
From September 29 to November 25, Earth will have two natural satellites. In addition to the Moon, asteroid 2024 PT5, also ...