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Earth captures a new mini-moon
Can you see Earth's new 'minimoon' with the naked eye?
Snagged by Earth's gravity during an unusually close approach, this "minimoon" is predicted to orbit our planet for just 57 days; on Nov. 25, the asteroid will break free of Earth's influence and resume its regular orbit of the sun without a chaperone,
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.
What is a mini-moon? The Earth’s new satellite – explained
The Earth has got itself a new moon.The new satellite is temporary: it will leave again at the end of November. And it is very small, at just 10 metres across.But it is one of a very few times that we have seen the Earth acquire a new temporary satellite of this kind.
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Why Earth Gets A New Moon This Weekend — But Only For 57 Days
Technically a “temporarily captured object,” 2024 PT5 is a near-Earth asteroid and Earth’s newest mini-moon. This 11-meter ...
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How did Earth get its moon? A new theory has emerged
It is widely believed that the moon formed during a collision between Earth and a small planet known as Theia.
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Earth snatched Moon from space and did not birth it, study suggests
For nearly 40 years the
Moon
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Earth To Get A Comet, A Solar Eclipse, Aurora And A ‘Mini Moon’ This Week
This week see many special celestial sights, from a bright comet and a solar eclipse to a bright Venus and the possibility of ...
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The New Moon In Libra Is Almost Here, And It’s Going To Heat Up Your New Connections
The new moon in Libra takes place on October 2. Astrologer Donna Page says it will make you crave intimacy and swear off ...
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