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Earth gets a new mini moon for two months

Forbes on MSN · 17h

Temporary ‘Mini-Moon’ Will Begin To Orbit Earth Next Week: What To Know

Though the mini-moon will only be in Earth’s orbit for about two months, it’ll stay close to the planet for a few months, making its closest approach in January 2025, after which it’s expected to make a return to the planet’s orbit in 2055, according to the study.

ZME Science · 17h

Earth will soon have a new mini-moon in September — but only briefly

2024 PT5 will be a temporary visitor, arriving in September and flying off again in November.

KGAN Cedar Rapids on MSN · 7h

Temporary celestial neighbor: Mini-moon 2024 PT5 to grace Earth's orbit soon

Earth is getting a visitor in our orbit for a couple of months.It's nowhere near the size of our actual moon, but they're calling it a "mini-moon."As we hurl th

2024's second supermoon is also a partial lunar eclipse

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

What time is the partial lunar eclipse? Tonight's celestial event coincides with Harvest Moon

A partial lunar eclipse will coincide with this week's Harvest Moon, which also happens to be an exceptionally bright and large supermoon.

CNN on MSN · 1d

A partial eclipse took a ‘bite’ out of the harvest supermoon. See the stunning images

The full harvest supermoon shone brightly in the night sky Tuesday evening. A partial lunar eclipse, with a “bite” taken from the moon, was also visible.

Rare supermoon partial eclipse seen across the East

A partial eclipse of the supermoon was visible across the East of England on Tuesday night. This month's full moon, known as the Harvest moon, is the second of four supermoons expected this year. Full supermoons occur when the orbit of the moon is at "perigee" - the closest point to Earth in its orbit - which makes the Moon appear bigger and brighter in the night sky.

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A Harvest Moon reaches peak illumination tonight: When to look up

It's called a Harvest Moon because it traditionally provided farmers with more time to pick their crops. Here's what else to ...

A Rare Celestial Phenomenon Will Be Visible On This Week’s Super Harvest Moon

The Super Harvest Moon Eclipse sounds epic — and it is. But the eclipse will be subtle. The Moon will skim part of the ...

Rare Celestial Event on the Horizon; Planet Earth’s “New” Moon?

The Earth has pulled in moons of this type before but none have ever stuck around as long as the moon we know.

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'Leaking' Starlink Satellites Are Hindering Astronomy More Than Ever, Experts Warn

This problem is only getting worse as SpaceX, the company behind Starlink, continues to launch dozens of new satellites each ...

Kansas City will get a celestial trifecta on Tuesday: A supermoon, lunar eclipse and blood moon

This month's harvest moon will not only coincide with a supermoon, but also with a blood moon and partial lunar eclipse. For ...

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