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Earth is getting a 2nd Moon for 2 months
Earth Is Getting a New 'Mini Moon' for the Next Two Months, Astronomers Say
In just over one week’s time, Earth will gain a new celestial companion that will stay for two months in the planet’s gravitational cradle. Meet asteroid 2024 PT5, Earth’s latest mini-moon. “It is pretty cool,
What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
Here’s what to know about our new, temporary celestial neighbor. Earth has a large gravitational pull. So it’s not uncommon for objects flying through space to be attracted to it or get caught up in an orbit — at which point they earn status as miniature moons. The same happens with objects purposefully placed in space, such as satellites.
Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about two months.
Space.com on MSN
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China's Yutu 2 rover still going strong after nearly 6 years on the far side of the moon (video)
China also has two orbiters, Queqiao and Queqiao 2, operating in lunar orbit to support lunar far side missions. The ...
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Netflix’s Rebel Moon mobile game looks a lot like Diablo 4
The Rebel Moon series is continuing at Netflix, although the most recent announcement isn’t for another movie. The streaming ...
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NASA takes a giant leap toward streaming 4K video back from the Moon
However, as remarkable a technical achievement as it was to broadcast from the Moon in 1969, the video was grainy and black ...
New Scientist
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Astronauts may need medical evacuation from one-third of moon missions
Medically evacuating an astronaut from space is difficult and expensive, and a new model predicts that one in three ...
Space on MSN
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See the moon meet up with the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades this weekend
During the morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 22, skywatchers will be able to watch a waning gibbous moon cross in front of ...
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Fire, water and full moon: Photos of the week
An army truck drives through flooded streets while delivering aid in Lewin Brzeski, Poland, days after the Nysa Klodzka river ...
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Mannequins flew around the moon on a path astronauts could soon take. Scientists just revealed how they fared
Detectors inside Artemis I’s Orion capsule show how much radiation exposure its mannequins underwent and how effective a ...
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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, ...
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