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Earth Bids Goodbye to Its 'Mini-Moon,' as Astronomers Investigate Where Our Planet's Asteroid Companion Came From
After almost two months of companionship, Earth has just lost its “mini-moon.” On Monday, the asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5 was ...
Earth is saying goodbye to its mini moon – but don’t fret, it’ll be back
Earth will say goodbye to an asteroid that has acted as a mini moon for the past two months. But astronomers say it will ...
As Earth says goodbye to 'mini-moon,' asteroid's possible lunar origin revealed
Earth is saying goodbye to an asteroid that has been a "mini-moon" of sorts since late September, when it joined the planet's ...
Earth bids farewell to 'mini moon' asteroid set for return visit in 2055
Earth is parting company with an asteroid that's been tagging along as a “mini moon" for the past two months. The harmless ...
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 ...
Earth set to say goodbye to its ‘mini moon’ that could be a chunk of the real moon
Groundwater pumping has been causing the land to sink at a record pace in California's San Joaquin Valley. New research ...
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 ...
Earth’s ‘mini moon’ departs, is likely part of our actual moon
The “mini moon” that’s been tagging along in Earth’s orbit for the past couple of months is departing on Monday, but not ...
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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 ...
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Earth bids farewell to ‘mini moon’ that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon
The mini moon, known as 2024 PT5, is quite possibly a boulder blasted off the moon by a crater-forming asteroid ...
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Earth Bids Farewell to Its Temporary 'Mini Moon' That Is Possibly a Chunk of Our Actual Moon
Earth Bids Farewell to Its Temporary 'Mini Moon' That Is Possibly a Chunk of Our Actual Moon CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging ...