Earth is about to have a temporary ‘mini-moon’ | CNN
Sep 20, 2024 · The asteroid is likely about 37 feet (11 meters) in diameter, but more observations and data are needed to confirm its size, said lead study author Carlos de la Fuente Marcos, a researcher on...
Asteroid will soon enter Earth's orbit as temporary 'mini moon' - NBC News
“It will not complete one orbit around Earth, just part of it,” said Carlos de la Fuente Marcos, who co-authored a study about the asteroid published this month in the journal Research Notes of...
A New Mini-Moon Is Being Captured by Planet Earth
Sep 12, 2024 · “Every time an object with an orbit so earthlike is discovered, there is a chance that we are just recovering space debris,” said Raúl de la Fuente Marcos, an astronomer at the Complutense...
Earth has caught a 'second moon,' scientists say | Space
Sep 30, 2024 · Scientists calculated that, on Sunday (Sept. 29), our planet should have captured the asteroid 2024 PT5, claiming it as a very temporary "mini-moon."
Earth to have new mini-moon for two months - Phys.org
Sep 13, 2024 · In their paper published in the journal Research Notes of the AAS, Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos describe how the Earth tends to capture asteroids on a regular basis...
Meet 2024 PT5, Earth’s temporary mini-moon - Astronomy …
Sep 27, 2024 · Astronomers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos from Ciudad Universitaria in Madrid were the ones to discover the mini-moon, dubbed 2024 PT 5, which spans just 33 feet...
Earth will have a temporary 'mini moon' for two months | AP News
Sep 27, 2024 · This one won’t be visible to the naked eye or through amateur telescopes, but it “can be observed with relatively large, research-grade telescopes,” Carlos de la Fuente Marcos said in an email. RELATED COVERAGE
Earth Is Getting a New 'Mini Moon' for the Next Two Months, …
Sep 20, 2024 · When the new mini-moon comes around, however, most people will probably not get to witness it: “The object is too small and dim for typical amateur telescopes and binoculars,” study co-author...
A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall : NPR
Sep 21, 2024 · "The object is too small and dim for typical amateur telescopes and binoculars," Carlos de la Fuente Marcos, one of the authors of the journal entry describing the asteroid, told Space.com.
What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
Sep 20, 2024 · Speaking to Space.com, Universidad Complutense de Madrid professor Carlos de la Fuente Marcos – one of the people who discovered the mini-moon – described Arjuna as “a secondary asteroid belt...
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