2024年9月20日 · A temporary “mini-moon” will whirl around Earth for about two months as our planet’s gravity captures a small asteroid named 2024 PT5 in its orbit.

The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet (10 meters). When it whizzes by Earth on Sunday, it will be temporarily trapped by our planet’s gravity and orbit the globe — but only for about two months.

On September 29, an asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5 will become a "mini-moon" of sorts, temporarily entering Earth's orbit for almost two months before the forces of gravity return it to a vast field of...

2024年10月4日 · A so-called “mini moon” will join our actual moon in circling the planet until Nov. 25. What exactly is the mini moon? It’s actually a small asteroid –– only 33 meters across, the size of a bus and 300,000 times smaller than Earth’s — that has temporarily entered Earth’s gravitational pull, says Jacqueline McCleary , an ...

2024年9月30日 · On Sunday (Sept. 29), Earth captured a "second moon" that will accompany our planet on its journey around the sun for the next two months. The clingy space rock is actually a near-Earth asteroid...

2024年9月18日 · This temporary mini-moon is actually a small asteroid about 10 meters (33 feet) wide. Officially known as 2024 PT₅, the rock was only discovered last month, and calculations of its path indicate it will become a satellite of Earth on September 29.

2024年9月27日 · Earth is about to receive a visitor from outer space. No little green men, alas, but a tiny and temporary moon will grace our skies for two months, beginning this weekend.

2024年9月25日 · A small asteroid is going to be captured by Earth’s gravitational pull and temporarily become a "mini-moon". This space visitor will be around from September 29 for a couple of months before ...

2024年9月25日 · By November 25, the sun’s gravitational tugging will have overcome that of Earth’s, sending this mini moon back into its default heliocentric orbit with the rest of its Arjuna kin.

Earth is going to have its very own mini-moon from 29 September until 25 November. The regular Moon’s new, temporary friend is 2024 PT₅, an asteroid captured from the Arjuna asteroid group (called the “Arjunas”). Our new mini-moon is approximately 10m in diameter and will be captured by Earth’s gravity for 57 days.