Asteroid '2024 PT5', discovered by ATLAS in August, flew past Earth on September 29 and will orbit it for 57 days. This mini-moon ... detect without specialised equipment. Carlos de la Fuente ...

Named 2024 PT5, this object will become a temporary "mini-moon" from September 29 to November 25. Although it excites space enthusiasts, 2024 PT5 will not be visible to the naked eye due to its size ...

Discover the temporary 'mini moon' orbiting Earth from September 29 to November 25 and learn how to catch a glimpse ... But don’t expect to spot it with the naked eye—this tiny, dull rock requires ...

At that point, 2024 PT5 will become another satellite of Earth—a so-called mini moon. Its sojourn alongside Earth will be brief, however, not even allowing this interplanetary visitor time ...

Our new mini-moon is approximately 10 metres in diameter and will be captured by Earth’s gravity for 57 days. It’s small and faint, so it won’t be visible by the eye or with small telescopes ...

That means the moon is not moving fast enough ... naked eye or with amateur equipment. To observe it, one needs a professional telescope. It is going to be observable for months, so the professionals ...

Earth has gained a new “mini-moon” after an asteroid, named 2024 PT5, entered its orbit. The asteroid has been trailing Earth for years but has recently come close enough to be captured by our ...

Earth is getting a tiny new mini-moon for a few weeks. It won’t be the first – or the last. Earth is going to have its very own mini-moon from September 29 until November 25. The regular Moon’s new, ...

Viral social media posts claim Earth is getting another moon for a short period of time. “Earth is set to temporarily obtain another moon on September 29th. The asteroid known as a ‘mini-moon’ is ...

“Earth is set to temporarily obtain another moon on September 29th. The asteroid known as a ‘mini-moon’ is expected to make a single orbit journey around Earth, ending on November 25th,” a ...

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 ...