Earth is about to have a temporary ‘mini-moon’ | CNN
WEB1 day ago · 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...
A space rock is about to become Earth's new 'mini-moon'
WEB15 hours ago · The asteroid is likely about 11 metres 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 the faculty of mathematical sciences at the Complutense University of Madrid.
Earth Is Getting a New 'Mini Moon' for the Next Two Months, …
WEB19 hours ago · 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...
Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
WEB1 day ago · The study's lead author Carlos de la Fuente Marcos told Space.com the mini-moon will be too small to see with amateur telescopes or binoculars but professional astronomers with stronger tools...
Earth is about to get a new mini-moon - The Mercury News
WEB1 day ago · The asteroid is likely about 37 feet 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 the faculty...
What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
WEB7 hours ago · 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 ...
Earth to get a mini-moon for two months, but what is it?
WEB10 hours ago · “Every time an object with an orbit so Earthlike is discovered, there is a chance that we are just recovering space debris,” said Raul de la Fuente Marcos, an astronomer at the Complutense...
Earth to have new mini-moon for two months - Phys.org
WEBSep 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...
A New Mini-Moon Is Being Captured by Planet Earth
WEBSep 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 is set to have another moon in its orbit — what that means – …
WEB2 days ago · Researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos explained the event in the journal " Research Notes of the AAS," writing, “Earth can regularly capture asteroids from the...
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