Earth Is Getting a New 'Mini Moon' for the Next Two Months, Astronomers Say
In just over one week’s time, Earth will gain a new celestial companion that will stay for two months in the planet’s gravitational cradle. Meet asteroid 2024 PT5, Earth’s latest mini-moon. “It is pretty cool,
A space rock is about to become Earth’s new ‘mini-moon’
A temporary “mini-moon” will whirl around Earth for about two months as our planet’s gravity captures a small asteroid in its orbit.
Earth To Get A New Moon On Sept. 29, Scientists Say
Say hello to 2024 PT5, Earth’s newest mini-moon. Expected to go into orbit of Earth for a couple of months from Sept. 29, 2024 PT5 is a near-Earth asteroid that’s about to be captured by our planet for a short time before being released back into the solar system to orbit the sun.
Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about two months.
Mini-moon set to orbit Earth is newly discovered asteroid: What to know
A newly discovered asteroid, also referred to as a mini-moon or second moon, is set to enter Earth's orbit temporarily this fall.
Meet Earth's New Mini-Moon Before It Vanishes
The hunk of rock, dubbed 2024 PT5 will fly into Earth's orbit, get caught there from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25 and then go on its merry way out into the solar system. Scientists call such phenomena mini-moons.
Earth to Temporarily Acquire a 'Second Moon,' Scientists Say
Earth will welcome a visitor in a few days as a traveling asteroid is expected to spend almost two months revolving around the planet. The so-called "mini-moon" will be around from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25,
Astonished scientists reveal Earth could be about to get a temporary 'mini moon'
An inter-planetary object is heading towards our planet and astronomers predict it might hang around for some time.
New Study Shows 485 Million Years Of Earth’s Temperature
A new study offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth's surface temperature has changed in the past 485 million years ...
Earth Might Have Had a Ring 466 Million Years Ago
Impact craters found around the Earth that were made around the same time could be linked to debris falling from a ring, a ...
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Watch NASA astronaut, 2 record-breaking cosmonauts head home to Earth on Sept. 23
A NASA astronaut and two record-setting Russian cosmonauts are set to head back to Earth on Monday (Sept. 23), and you can ...
‘Industry’ Recap: Eric and Yasmin Compete to Be the Worst Person on Earth
As Pierpont’s struggles lead to a “deckchairs on the Titanic” scramble in Episode 7, self-preservation desperation exposes ...
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 ...
A record of the Earth’s temperature covering half a billion years
The results, which the researchers call PhanDA, estimate global temperatures over the last 485 million years, going back to ...
Our Taste for Flesh Has Exhausted the Earth
More than almost anything else we put into our mouths, meat matters. What flesh we eat — or forsake — tells the world who we ...
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s terrifying prediction on when asteroid may hit Earth is approaching very soon
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson once shared a terrifying prediction about when an asteroid could possibly hit Earth.