Earth Bids Farewell to Its Temporary ‘Mini Moon’
The harmless asteroid that's been tagging along for the past two months will be overcome by the stronger pull of the sun's ...
Earth set to say goodbye to its ‘mini moon’ that could be a chunk of the big moon
Planet Earth is going separate ways from an asteroid that has spent the last two months floating along as a "mini moon" - ...
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Earth’s ‘mini moon’ is disappearing this week
The recently discovered object, known as 2024 PT5, has been tagging alongside Earth since September. Here’s what to know ...
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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's 'second moon' is just visiting its cosmic parents for Thanksgiving
It looks like the mini-moon asteroid 2024 PT5 hails from our true moon and, thus, from Earth! Earth's "second moon" won't be sticking around for Thanksgiving, but just as many of us will on ...
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The moon may be the ideal place to preserve Earth's biodiversity
Well, that may just be the plan. Scientists want to create a repository on the moon to preserve biological material from Earth. Lunar temperatures and the orb's overall stability make it an ideal ...
Earth bids farewell to ‘mini moon’ that’s been tagging along for months
Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months.The ...
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Earth’s ‘second moon’ is about to vanish from skies and won’t be back until 2055 – exact time space rock will break free
A BUS-SIZED "mini moon" is in the final days of its trip to Earth's skies – and will soon vanish until 2055. The holidaying asteroid turned up in Earth's orbit on September 29 this year.