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Earth captures a new mini-moon
Earth's new mini moon: Will we be able to see it in Illinois?
Earth's orbit will temporarily capture a mini moon — a tiny asteroid called Asteroid 2024 PT5. Local educators tell us whether we'll be able to see it and if we can watch it.
Earth's Mini-Moon Is Arriving Today. What to Know About Our Temporary Second Moon
Scientists call such phenomena mini-moons. The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, in August. The researchers who found it published a nonpeer-reviewed study about the asteroid.
Here’s How You’ll Be Impacted By Earth’s “Mini Moon”
Here’s the deal: On Sept. 29 Earth’s gravity snagged a “mini moon” and pulled it into our orbit. This second moon is technically an asteroid called 2024 PT5. According to astronomers, the moon is way too small and far away to be seen by the naked eye, but astrologers think it could impact the astrological landscape.
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Why Earth Gets A New Moon This Weekend — But Only For 57 Days
Technically a “temporarily captured object,” 2024 PT5 is a near-Earth asteroid and Earth’s newest mini-moon. This 11-meter ...
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How did Earth get its moon? A new theory has emerged
It is widely believed that the moon formed during a collision between Earth and a small planet known as Theia.
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Earth to get a second moon from September 29: How and where to see?
This autumn,
Earth
is about to get a second
moon
—a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5—that will orbit the planet for about two ...
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Earth set to obtain ‘second moon’ tonight that won’t be seen again until 2055
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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