What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
网页1 天前 · Sept. 19, 2024 3 AM PT. Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. But this one won’t be making an impact. Instead, it’ll be what space enthusiasts have dubbed a mini ...
Mini-moon to orbit Earth for 2 months. Asteroid 2024 PT5 …
网页1 天前 · In 1981 and 2022, the asteroid 2022 NX1 briefly orbited Earth as a mini-moon. In 2051, that asteroid will reappear as a transient mini-moon, according to EarthSky.org. It won't be the last time we ...
Earth Is Temporarily Getting a Second Moon - MSN
网页S tarting next week, the moon, Earth’s closest celestial body, will be joined by a new neighbor: a second moon.. From Sept. 29 until Nov. 25, astronomers calculate that 2024 PT5— which is what ...
Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
网页3 天之前 · This month, Earth will grab itself a second moon in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5. Unlike the moon, Earth's primary companion which has accompanied our planet for around 4 billion years ...
What you need to know about Earth's new, temporary mini-moon …
网页1 天前 · The mini-moon won't be visible to to the naked eye. The average home telescope won't be able to capture it, either. The mini-moon will be small — 33 feet long — and dim. NASA uses magnitude to ...
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
网页4 天之前 · The mini-moon, an asteroid called 2024 PT5, was spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Aug. 7. The space rock will make one complete orbit of our planet between ...
Gazette: Earth to take on ‘mini moon’ through November
网页2 天之前 · Although you won’t be able to see a man on it or cheese in it — or see it at all with your naked eye, in fact — Earth is getting a “mini” moon this month, and a University of Iowa astronomer said the school bus-sized asteroid orbiting the planet actually is much closer than the moon you can see.
Earth may be gaining a temporary moon - The Week
网页3 天之前 · Earth's gravity is going to temporarily capture an asteroid named 2024 PT5. The mini-moon will orbit the Earth from September 29 to November 25, according to a study published in the journal ...
Moon News -- ScienceDaily
网页2024年6月24日 · Moon News. Current science articles on the Moon. Read about the new lunar mission being planned, how the "Man In The Moon" was created, moon landing facts and more.
NASA Moon Launch Highlights From NASA’s Artemis Moon …
网页2022年11月15日 · KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA’s majestic new rocket soared into space for the first time in the early hours of Wednesday, lighting up the night sky and accelerating on a journey that will take...
跳至内容