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Earth Is Temporarily Getting a Second ‘Moon’
Sadly, at just about 10 meters, the mini-moon will be extremely hard to see from Earth, but its presence will be there nonetheless for almost two months. The asteroid, which was discovered on Aug. 7 by NASA, originated from the Arjuna asteroid belt, where it will likely return once it leaves Earth’s orbit.
Earth to gain second moon for two months this fall
For 57 days, our planet will have two moons as the 2024 PT5 asteroid gets caught in Earth’s gravity and whirled around in our orbit.
Earth will soon have a ‘second moon’ — at least for a little while
Earth will soon have two moons, but not for long. According to a study published in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), the “moon” in question is a celestial body known as 2024 PT 5 that is believed to be an Arjuna asteroid.
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Earth Is Getting a Second Moon; Here’s What’s Causing This Odd Phenomenon
"Asteroids that fail to escape Earth's gravity and end up orbiting the planet for a time are referred to as mini-moons," The ...
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Earth To Gain A 'Second Moon'! Mini-Moon Asteroid 2024 PT5 Set For Temporary Orbit | Key Facts
Earth is about to gain a
second
moon
! A "mini-
moon
" named 2024 PT5 is a small asteroid that will temporarily orbit our ...
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September's Harvest Moon is not only a supermoon, it also includes a partial lunar eclipse
But there are also those who say a supermoon occurs when the
moon
is within 90% of its closest approach to Earth, which ...
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ispace’s second Moon landing attempt is set for December
The lander, called Resilience, is funded by private capital and JAXA, the Japanese space agency. Japanese lunar firm ispace ...
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