Earth to capture a 'second moon' this weekend, NASA says
Earth will capture a miniature, "second moon" this week, according to NASA scientists. The new moon is actually a tiny asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5. It will start orbiting the planet in a horseshoe path and stick around for a little less than two months before escaping Earth's gravitational pull and going back to its regular orbit around the sun.
Scientists call such phenomena mini-moons. The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid ...
It turns out the mysterious force is a previously undiscovered global electric field. First came the surprising discovery ...
A small asteroid will join Earth's orbit around the sun for two months beginning Sunday, becoming a 'mini-moon.' ...
Earth’s new mini moon 2024 PT5 will orbit briefly from September to November 2024, offering a rare chance for scientific ...
From these indirect observations, scientists have calculated that the scorchingly hot inner core, with temperatures ...
Earth will have a temporary “mini moon” for two months. The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus.
The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet. When it whizzes by Earth on Sunday, it will ...
A series of radar images taken by Nasa has revealed that a large asteroid which zoomed past Earth last week was actually two ...
Our planet is set to gain a second, 'mini-moon' tonight (29 September), which will stick around for a couple of months. It is ...
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