Earth’s Mini-Moon Is Arriving Today. What to Know About Our Temporary Second Moon

Image caption: The asteroid 2024 PT5 will enter Earth’s orbit on Sept. 29 and depart on Nov. 25. Image credit: Jose A. Bernat Bacete / Getty Images. Article by Joe Hindy. CNET – September 29, 2024. Article: IOP Science.

A new mini-moon the size of a city bus will begin circling our planet and hanging out in our skies until Thanksgiving week. An asteroid named 2024 PT5 will enter Earth’s orbit, get caught there from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, and then fly away again, back into the solar system. […]

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