NASA to Track Asteroid 2024 PT5 on Next Close Pass, January 2025
Oct 2, 2024 · Part of NASA’s Deep Space Network, the Goldstone Solar System Radar, near Barstow in California, will track the object during its next close pass of our planet, in January 2025, which will still be five times as far from Earth as the Moon.
Earth has caught a 'second moon,' scientists say | Space
Sep 30, 2024 · 2024 PT5 isn't the first asteroid to be captured by Earth and transformed into a mini-moon. Scientists have officially documented two prior "short captures," a type of asteroid-grabbing...
Earth Is Getting a New 'Mini Moon' for the Next Two Months, …
Sep 20, 2024 · 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.
Asteroid will soon enter Earth's orbit as temporary 'mini moon' - NBC News
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.
A space rock is about to become Earth’s new ‘mini-moon’ - CNN
Sep 20, 2024 · The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily be captured by Earth’s gravity and orbit our world from September 29 to November 25, according to astronomers. Then, the space...
Tiny Asteroid Will Briefly Become Earth’s Mini Moon - Scientific …
Sep 25, 2024 · First spied on August 7 by a telescope in South Africa as it swooped within about a half-million kilometers of Earth, the 10-meter-wide object, dubbed 2024 PT5, appears to be a relatively...
Earth’s new ‘companion asteroid’ discovered by UH-operated …
Sep 24, 2024 · Earth’s gravitational pull will snag 2024 PT5 between September 29 and November 25, before it escapes the planet’s orbit and continues its journey around the Sun. UH experts describe the orbit of 2024 PT5 as “Earth-like,” meaning that the asteroid is nearly the same distance from the Sun as the Earth and spends all of its time along a ...
Meet 2024 PT5, Earth’s temporary mini-moon - Astronomy …
Sep 27, 2024 · Despite the telescope’s bleak name, the moonlet PT 5 will not actually impact Earth — and won’t even orbit Earth entirely. Instead, it will take a horseshoe-shaped path around our planet ...
Earth will get a 'mini-moon' this month, but it's only visiting
Sep 19, 2024 · Asteroid 2024 PT5 is passing so close that it will temporarily join Earth and essentially become a "mini-moon." This happens once in a while with near-Earth objects, or NEOs, due to their path...
Newly Discovered Asteroid 2024 PT5 Becomes Earth’s Temporary …
Sep 27, 2024 · A new asteroid, named 2024 PT5, is set to briefly orbit the planet, marking a rare celestial event. Discovered in August, this asteroid is notable for its size and temporary orbital presence with the earth, earning it the informal title of a "mini moon."