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September 16, 2024

When people think of a moon, they typically think about the one in our night sky or the bigger bodies gravitationally attached to other planets in our Solar System. However, NASA defined a moon as any naturally formed body that orbits a planet and makes no reference of a minimum size. That’s right, in terms of moons, size doesn’t matter!

With all that said, the Earth will have a second moon this fall — if only for 56 days — when our planet’s gravity captures a passing asteroid. Asteroid 2024 PT5, which was discovered on Aug. 7 and measures 33 feet in diameter, will become caught in our orbit between Sept. 29 and Nov. 25. This animation shows the capture period, which is only about a quarter of an orbit, before the Sun pulls the asteroid away and it continues its journey through the Solar System. 

The “mini-moon” will not be visible with the naked eye or even amateur telescopes, but thanks to this email, you will know it’s there. Now, go pass on the interesting info to someone else who might not know. 

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