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Tonight, As India Sleeps, Earth Will Get A 'Mini Moon'
The Earth will embrace a new and temporary 'mini moon' tonight, with a connection to India's epic Mahabharat. Called "2024 PT5" it is just about ten meters in diameter and it will remain in the Earth's orbit for about 53 days.
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Earth's 'Second Moon' To Be Visible Today. All About Asteroid 2024 PT5
The asteroid, named 2024 PT5, originates from the Arjuna asteroid belt, which contains rocks with orbits similar to Earth's.
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Earth's 'Mini Moon' To Be Visible On September 29. Here's How To Watch It
Mini-moons have been spotted before, and many more are likely to have gone unnoticed.
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Mini-Moon With Mahabharata Connection Will Not Be Visible To Eyes: ISRO
The temporary mini-moon of Earth, which will orbit our planet for 53 days, will not be visible to the naked eye, confirmed Dr AK Anil Kumar, head of ISRO's Network for Space Objects Tracking and Analysis (NETRA).
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Earth To Get A Mini-Moon For 2 Months? All You Need To Know
Earth's moon will soon have a temporary junior companion, an apparent mini moon revolving around our planet for about two months. In a rare event, an asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity and will orbit the earth from Sept 29 to Nov 25.
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Asteroid Polymele May Have Its Own Natural Satellite, Say Astronomers on NASA's Lucy Mission
On its way to the space rocks Trojans, NASA's Lucy probe observed its smallest asteroid target named Polymele, which was expected to pass in front of a star. As the asteroid passed, it blocked the star briefly allowing astronomers to observe the star blink along with another object. Located some 200km from Polymele, astronomers think that is likely...
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Scientists discover mini Nile river on Saturn's moon Titan
NASA scientists have spotted the longest extra-terrestrial river system ever on Saturn's moon Titan and it appears to be a miniature version of Earth's Nile river.
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Tonight, As India Sleeps, Earth Will Get A 'Mini Moon'
The Earth will embrace a new and temporary 'mini moon' tonight, with a connection to India's epic Mahabharat. Called "2024 PT5" it is just about ten meters in diameter and it will remain in the Earth's orbit for about 53 days.
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Earth's 'Second Moon' To Be Visible Today. All About Asteroid 2024 PT5
The asteroid, named 2024 PT5, originates from the Arjuna asteroid belt, which contains rocks with orbits similar to Earth's.
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Earth's 'Mini Moon' To Be Visible On September 29. Here's How To Watch It
Mini-moons have been spotted before, and many more are likely to have gone unnoticed.
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Mini-Moon With Mahabharata Connection Will Not Be Visible To Eyes: ISRO
The temporary mini-moon of Earth, which will orbit our planet for 53 days, will not be visible to the naked eye, confirmed Dr AK Anil Kumar, head of ISRO's Network for Space Objects Tracking and Analysis (NETRA).
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Earth To Get A Mini-Moon For 2 Months? All You Need To Know
Earth's moon will soon have a temporary junior companion, an apparent mini moon revolving around our planet for about two months. In a rare event, an asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity and will orbit the earth from Sept 29 to Nov 25.
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Asteroid Polymele May Have Its Own Natural Satellite, Say Astronomers on NASA's Lucy Mission
On its way to the space rocks Trojans, NASA's Lucy probe observed its smallest asteroid target named Polymele, which was expected to pass in front of a star. As the asteroid passed, it blocked the star briefly allowing astronomers to observe the star blink along with another object. Located some 200km from Polymele, astronomers think that is likely...
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Scientists discover mini Nile river on Saturn's moon Titan
NASA scientists have spotted the longest extra-terrestrial river system ever on Saturn's moon Titan and it appears to be a miniature version of Earth's Nile river.
