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 diameter near-Earth asteroid — about the same as a London bus — is expected to stay in orbit for a couple of months before resuming its own journey through the solar system on Nov. 25.
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.
Libra, New Moon
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The new moon in Libra takes place on October 2. Astrologer Donna Page says it will make you crave intimacy and swear off ...
Mini-moon will not complete a full orbit. Instead, it will experience a slight gravitational pull from Earth before ...
NASA has developed a process that creates more accurate solar eclipse maps, the agency recently announced — and the shadow ...
This fall, the Earth will have a temporary cosmic companion. Astronomers have discovered that a “mini moon" will orbit our ...
The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 2:49 ...
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Veteran rockers Coldplay have teamed with Abramorama to mount what they have described as a "global theatrical premiere event ...
Europe has embarked on the mission to put humans back on the moon with a new lunar simulator launched in Germany, French ...
BREAKING 🚨: Earth will temporarily have a mini-moon for two months On Sept. 29 an asteroid known as a ‘mini-moon’ is expected to make a single orbit around Earth and leave on Nov. 25th ...
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