It's official: Earth now has two moons - Earth.com
2024年11月21日 · Well, we can now confirm that Earth now officially has two moons after capturing asteroid 2024 PT5. On Sunday, September 29, our planet captured the tiny asteroid …
Earth Is Temporarily Getting a Second Moon - TIME
2024年9月18日 · For almost two months, Earth will joined by a new mini-moon in it's gravitational orbit, believed to be an asteroid known as 2024 PT5
Earth has caught a 'second moon,' scientists say | Space
2024年9月30日 · NASA scientists calculated that Earth should have captured a "second moon" on Sunday (Sept. 29). The "mini-moon" is actually the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, which usually orbits …
Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year
2024年9月20日 · Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to …
Earth to capture a 'second moon' this weekend, NASA says - Phys.org
2024年9月27日 · Earth will capture a miniature, "second moon" this week, according to NASA scientists. The new moon is actually a tiny asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5. It will start orbiting the …
Earth Will Have Two Moons Until the End of the Year—How to …
According to study findings published this month in the Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society (RNAAS), a small asteroid is set to be entrapped by Earth's orbit. …
Earth to get "mini-moon" for 2 months - Axios
2024年9月19日 · Earth will have a second moon orbiting the planet when it grabs a tiny astroid in its gravitational pull later this month, according to a new study. The big picture: The "mini …
Here's what would happen if Earth really had a second moon
2024年10月2日 · Even calling the object a “mini-moon” is a bit of a stretch, says Thomas Statler, the lead scientist for solar system small bodies at NASA Headquarters. To become a second …
Moons: Facts - Science@NASA
2025年1月22日 · Of the terrestrial (rocky) planets of the inner solar system, neither Mercury nor Venus have any moons at all, Earth has one and Mars has its two small moons. In the outer …
Earth's Moon - NASA
2025年2月25日 · A super blue moon rises above NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Aug. 18, 2024. ... (May 16, 2022) --- The Moon, with Earth's shadow draping across it …