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Earth Gets A Mini-Moon For Two Months
Can you see Earth's new 'minimoon' with the naked eye?
On Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "minimoon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet for 57 days, but is too small to be visible to amateur skywatchers.
Earth's Mini-Moon Is Arriving Today. What to Know About Our Temporary Second Moon
Scientists call such phenomena mini-moons. The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, in August. The researchers who found it published a nonpeer-reviewed study about the asteroid.
Here’s How You’ll Be Impacted By Earth’s “Mini Moon”
Here’s the deal: On Sept. 29 Earth’s gravity snagged a “mini moon” and pulled it into our orbit. This second moon is technically an asteroid called 2024 PT5. According to astronomers, the moon is way too small and far away to be seen by the naked eye, but astrologers think it could impact the astrological landscape.
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Mini-moons like the one Earth just captured could be huge business opportunities
Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...
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The Earth has a new "mini moon" for the next 2 months!
The Earth has a new companion for the next 2 months! A passing asteroid named 2024 PT5 has become gravitationally tethered to ...
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