An asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as ...
Though the mini-moon will only be in Earth’s orbit for about two months, it’ll stay close to the planet for a few months, ...
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According to reports, a small asteroid called a ‘mini-moon’ will circle Earth for 53 days starting at the end of September.
The asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will do a 56-day horseshoe-shaped fly-by near Earth before it continues on it journey.
The Earth has pulled in moons of this type before but none have ever stuck around as long as the moon we know.