Earth is about to get a 2nd moon for 57 days only. Here's what you need to know.
A moonlet from the Arjuna asteroid belt is set to fall into Earth's orbit for 57 days. The school-bus-sized space rock won't ...
Is Earth getting a new moon? What to know about the rare phenomenon starting this month
Unlike the existing moon — which has orbited our planet for about 4 billion years — this new floating rock is only expected ...
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Earth is about to get a mini-moon (temporarily). What to know about asteroid 2024 PT5.
Scientists wrote about the mini-moon and its anticipated orbit around Earth in a study published earlier this month in the non-peer-reviewed journal AAS Research Notes. The small asteroid was ...
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For 57 days this fall, Earth will have a second moon
Say hello to Earth’s temporary new mini-moon. From Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, a passing asteroid will be pulled in by Earth’s gravity — sort of like a window shopper — before returning to its ...