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Earth will get a 'mini-moon' this month

CBS News on MSN · 6h

Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year

The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about two months.

KTLA-TV Los Angeles on MSN · 22h

Earth will soon have a ‘second moon’ — at least for a little while

( KTLA) — Earth will soon have two moons, but not for long. According to a study published in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), the “moon” in question is a celestial body known as 2024 PT 5 that is believed to be an Arjuna asteroid.

Live Science on MSN · 3d

Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months

The space rock will make one complete orbit of our planet between Sept. 29 and Nov. 25 before escaping Earth's gravity. Yet despite this 57-day close flyby of our planet, the asteroid will be hard to spot as it's just 33 feet (10 meters) wide.

Earth once had Saturn-like rings

Time on MSN · 1h

Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn Once

I f astronomers had been walking the Earth 466 million years ago, they may have had something special to see. The moon and the planets and the stars and the sun would have looked

Earth probably had a Saturn-like ring system in the distant past

Researchers have found evidence suggesting that our planet may have once had a ring system around 466 million years ago.

Live Science on MSN · 2d

Earth once wore a Saturn-like ring, study of ancient craters suggests

Earth may have had a giant ring of space rocks surrounding it, similar to those around Saturn, which could have led to chaotic meteorite strikes on our planet's surface, new research suggests. The hypothesized ring may have formed roughly 466 million years ago and was the remains of a gigantic asteroid tugged apart by Earth's tidal forces after passing our planet's Roche limit.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN17h

In a Landmark Study, Scientists Discover Just How Much Earth’s Temperature Has Changed Over Nearly 500 Million Years

Researchers show the average surface temperature on our planet has shifted between 51.8 to 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit ...

21hon MSN

Bus-size asteroid being sucked toward Earth will become ‘temporary mini-moon’

The bus-size asteroid, which was discovered on August 7 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ...

16h

Earth will soon pick up a new 'mini-moon' but it won't be here for long

A recently discovered asteroid will soon become a quasi-satellite of Earth as it loops around our planet over the next two ...

17h

Prehistoric Earth Was Very Hot. That Offers Clues About Future Earth.

At times during the past half-billion years, carbon dioxide warmed our planet more than previously thought, according to a ...

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