New mini-moon to orbit Earth but won’t stay in the neighborhood for long
Earth will soon have a visitor — and not of the extraterrestrial kind. Astronomers found a small asteroid that will orbit our planet this fall, becoming a "mini-moon" temporarily.
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Earth Will Get A Second Moon For Around Two Months
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Temporary ‘Mini-Moon’ Will Begin Orbit Around Earth Next Week: What To Know
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Earth will have a 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months, researchers say. Here's what that means.
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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 ...
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Bus-size asteroid being sucked toward Earth will become ‘temporary mini-moon’
Earth will be getting a second moon in the form of Asteroid 2024 PT5, which will start orbiting our planet later this month.