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Earth will soon have a temporary 2nd moon

Cincinnati Enquirer on MSN · 5h

We will call it mini-moon. All about Earth temporary second moon, asteroid 2024 PT5

There's a new moon on the horizon. The Earth will gain a second, mini-moon on Sept. 29, but it won't stick around too long. Here's what to know.

YAHOO!News · 7h

Earth now has another moon as small asteroid joins our orbit

Earth has a new “mini- moon ” after an asteroid has joined our orbit. The object, known as 2024 PT5, has been chasing after us for years. Now, it has become close enough to be pulled in by our gravity.

An asteroid will soon enter Earth's orbit as a temporary 'mini-moon'

A school-bus-sized asteroid is expected to spend about two months orbiting Earth as a "mini moon" as it gets temporarily caught by Earth’s gravity.

Earth is getting a tiny second moon for 2 months

The regular Moon’s new, temporary friend is 2024 PT₅, an asteroid captured from the Arjuna asteroid group (called the ...

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Earth to get a second moon this month, scientists reveal

It is expected to follow a horseshoe-type orbit to become a “mini-moon” of Earth on 29 September only to return to a path ...

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Is Earth getting a new moon? What to know about the rare phenomenon starting this month

Unlike the existing moon — which has orbited our planet for about 4 billion years — this new floating rock is only expected ...

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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 ...

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