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Earth bids farewell to temporary 'mini moon' that's possibly a chunk of actual moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- 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. But it will zip closer for a quick visit in January.

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Earth to bid farewell to its temporary ‘mini moon’ on Monday

A so-called “mini moon” that’s been orbiting Earth for the last couple of months is about to disappear off into our solar system again.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

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Earth Bids Goodbye to Its ‘Mini-Moon’ as Astronomers Investigate Where Our Planet’s Asteroid Companion Came From

Preliminary research suggests asteroid 2024 PT5, which stuck around Earth for almost two months, has lunar origins

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Earth's mini moon could be a chunk of the big moon, scientists say

Earth's temporary mini moon, 2024 PT5, will depart Nov. 25. Credit: Two-Meter Twin Telescope / Light Bridges / Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias A mini moon that will bid farewell to Earth ...

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Here’s what we know about Earth’s temporary mini-moon

For a little over a month now, the Earth has been joined by a new ‘mini-moon.’ The object is an asteroid that has been temporarily accompanying Earth on its journey around the Sun. By 25th November it ...

Earth bids farewell to its temporary ‘mini moon’ that was 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.

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