Starting next week, the moon, Earth’s closest celestial body, will be joined by a new neighbour: a second moon. From 29th September until 25th November, astronomers have calculated that 2024 PT5—an object scientists believe to be an asteroid but have dubbed a “mini-moon”—will be orbiting Earth. Eventually, it will break free from the planet’s gravitational…
Earth is set to gain a new mini-moon for a brief period, starting later this month. The small asteroid, identified as 2024 PT5, will be temporarily captured by Earth’s gravity from September 29 until November 25, according to a study published by researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos from…
A small asteroid, measuring 1 meter in size, burned up harmlessly in Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday, according to the National aeronautics and space administration.According to NASA, the roughly 3-foot (1-meter) asteroid was detected by stargazers in Arizona and subsequently fragmented over the Philippine coastline, mere hours after its initial discovery.This celestial object, identified as 2024…
