Earths Second Moon, A Mini-moon, Will Drift Away In A Few Days And Never Return
Nasa scientists calculated that earth should have captured a second moon on sunday (sept. This space visitor will be around from september 29 for a. Well, we can now confirm that earth now officially has two moons after capturing asteroid 2024 pt5. On sunday, september 29, our planet captured the tiny asteroid named. It's scheduled to make its return in 2051.
Earth recently captured a small asteroid known as 2024 pt5, temporarily transforming it into a second moon. this rare event was confirmed by astronomers from. Earth will temporarily get a second moon next week when a tiny asteroid begins its two month orbit around the planet, though researchers say the space rock likely won’t be. 25, a passing asteroid will be pulled in by earth’s gravity — sort of like a window shopper — before. Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. But this one won’t be making an impact.
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