Earth's '2nd moon' escapes our planet's orbit — will it ever return?
The mini-moon 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for two months and is likely a chunk of the moon, will now drift away from our planet in an orbit around the sun.
Earth's mini-moon has finally departed. Will it ever return as a 'second moon?'
Earth's recent "mini-moon" asteroid 2024 PT5 didn't stick around for Thanksgiving, but don't be sad. It will be back... but will it ever be a second moon again?
Earth has lost its mini-moon, which may have come from our main Moon
For the past two months, a small asteroid named 2024 PT5 has been keeping Earth company, acting as a "mini-moon." Now, it's set to drift away
Earth's mini 'second moon' is disappearing into space
The Earth's 'mini moon' is about to head off into space after being spotted near the planet in the last couple of months.
Farewell for now to Earth’s 'mini moon' which could be part of the Moon
For about two months, Earth had a temporary second moon from an asteroid that scientists believe originated from our only Moon.
Earth's Second Moon Has Vanished, Scientists Say
The Earth has parted ways with a tiny "mini moon" that's been orbiting our planet for two months now. The 33-feet-across space rock, dubbed 2024 PT5, was first spotted by astronomers in August. It only came by for a brief visit,
Earth bids farewell to its temporary 'mini moon' that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon
Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months. The harmless space rock will peel away on Monday, overcome by the stronger tug of the sun’s gravity.
Why Is It So Tricky to Show the Sun, Earth, and Moon in a Diagram?
Earth, sun, moon: three objects in space whose interactions have a pretty big impact on our lives. Earth orbits the sun once ...
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Earth’s ‘Second Moon’ Stops by to Reunite With Its Cosmic Family for Thanksgiving
For a brief moment, Earth has been graced by a second moon—asteroid 2024 PT5—a celestial visitor that won’t be staying long.
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How the Earth and moon formed, explained
This vapor formed a disc around the Earth that eventually cooled and clumped together to become the moon. We know this thanks to rigorous studies of meteorites and rock samples, including at ...
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Our Moon May Have Been Stolen, And It's Not The Only Example We Know of
The particular scenario that might be relevant to Earth and the Moon is known as binary capture. In this scenario, two ...
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What would happen if the Earth had two moons
Right now, our current moon is spiraling away from Earth at 3.8 cm a year ... Within just a few years, those chunks would clump together, forming one large, single body. Perhaps any life that ...
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Five planets line up with Moon in night sky
and Saturn came together in a rare planetary conjunction. Welsh island has one of the world's darkest skies Massive asteroid passes between Earth and Moon Webb telescope detects dust storm on ...
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Earth's moon
The moon shines bright in the night sky, its monthly phases waxing and waning in a comforting and steady rhythm. Its gravity gently tugs on Earth, creating our tides. And it is drifting slightly ...