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Earth will soon have a temporary 2nd moon

Cincinnati Enquirer on MSN · 4h

We will call it mini-moon. All about Earth temporary second moon, asteroid 2024 PT5

There's a new moon on the horizon. The Earth will gain a second, mini-moon on Sept. 29, but it won't stick around too long. Here's what to know.

YAHOO!News · 6h

Earth now has another moon as small asteroid joins our orbit

Earth has a new “mini- moon ” after an asteroid has joined our orbit. The object, known as 2024 PT5, has been chasing after us for years. Now, it has become close enough to be pulled in by our gravity.

Business Insider · 1d

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 return until 2055.

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How many moons does the Earth have? For the next few months, the answer is 2

The mini-moon, named "2024 PT5", was discovered back in August and will be temporarily captured by Earth's gravitational pull ...

Earth is getting a tiny second moon for 2 months

The regular Moon’s new, temporary friend is 2024 PT₅, an asteroid captured from the Arjuna asteroid group (called the ...

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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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As spacecraft zooms to Venus, it peers back at humble Earth and the moon

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft, barreling through our solar system, recently used Earth's gravity to ...

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