Earth bids farewell to 'mini moon'
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Earth bids farewell to 'mini moon'

ABC  

Sabra Lane: Earth is about to bid farewell to a so-called mini-moon that's been floating around the planet for the last two months. Luke Siddham Dundon: Keith Cowing used to work at NASA and now edits the space program blog NASA Watch. Luke Siddham Dundon: 2024 PT5 or the so-called mini-moon was captured briefly by Earth's gravitational well a couple months ago. Luke Siddham Dundon: He says it's not the first time Earth has temporarily called an asteroid in its orbit and it won't be the last either. Sabra Lane: Former NASA staffer and now space writer Keith Cowing, ending Luke Siddham Dundon's report.

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Earth parts ways with its temporary ‘second moon’
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Earth parts ways with its temporary ‘second moon’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scientists first discovered the space rock on 7 August through the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System developed …

Earth is getting a new mini-moon, and it won’t be the first or the last
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Earth is getting a new mini-moon, and it won’t be the first or the last

The Hindu  

Earth is going to have its very own mini-moon from September 29 until November 25. Our new mini-moon is approximately 10 metres in diameter and will be captured by Earth’s gravity for 57 days. A mini-moon is a “temporarily captured orbiter” if it completes at least one full orbit of the Earth before returning to its usual orbit around the …

Earth’s second moon?
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Earth’s second moon?

New Indian Express  

Not the first Mini-moons are not restricted to Earth, and have been studied across other planets in the Solar System as well. Asteroids that become mini-moons generally come within 4.5 million km of a planet, at speeds under 3,600 kmph, which is less than a snail’s pace on a universal scale. While the Earth has had only one consistent Moon …

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