This month, Earth will welcome a temporary companion: a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5. Unlike the Moon, which has been with us for about 4 billion years, this “mini-moon” will stay for only two months before returning to the asteroid belt. Scientists specializing in “mini-moon events” have identified this gravitational capture. They noticed the unusual …
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