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 Is Getting Another Moon This September, But Only for Two Months
Between Sept. 29 and Nov. 25 2024, an asteroid from the Near-Earth object (NEO) population will be briefly pulled into orbit by the planet, resulting in what astronomers call a "mini-moon," per Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society findings published by Carlos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos.
Five satellites due to launch this week could be brighter than most stars, and astronomers fear the growth of such ...
In a rare occurrence, the Earth is going to capture an asteroid in its orbit, making the asteroid a mini-moon.
When approaching Earth, asteroids tend to do one of two things: Most of the time, they miss. Sometimes, they hit, leaving a ...
More and more satellites are orbiting the earth. Grant Tremblay of the American Astronomical Society tells NPR's Scott Simon they are making stars harder to see and study.
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