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A second, mini ‘moon’ will start orbiting the Earth this weekend, but will asteroid 2024 PT5 be visible?
Thankfully, this isn’t the beginning of an apocalyptic movie as it won’t hit the Earth. The asteroid has a name, 2024 PT5 ...
Has Earth gained a second moon? Only temporarily.
The Franklin Institute's chief astronomer Derrick Pitts on the second moon orbiting Earth through November, Orion's ...
The moon gets a (temporary) running buddy starting Sunday
Once in a mini-moon. You won't be able to see the 2024 PT5 asteroid when it hitches a ride in the moon's orbit of Earth starting today — not with your average backyard telescope — but that doesn't ...
No, there will not be a second moon in the night sky
No, we will not have a second moon later this month, but we will have what is called a mini-moon event with this asteroid ...