Caution! Earth to Capture a New Moon for 53 Days: Meet Asteroid 2024 PT5

"Earth is getting a new mini-moon! Asteroid 2024 PT5, a 10-meter rock, will be captured by Earth’s gravity for about 53 days starting in late September 2024. This rare event gives scientists a unique opportunity to study a near-Earth object up close and refine our asteroid detection systems. Learn why this mini-moon is important, what it means for our planet, and how it fits into the bigger picture of space exploration and planetary defense."

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[plenum]

Last I read is that it won't completely orbit Earth, only do a slow arc, then depart in another direction. For it to be a 'moon', it needs to complete at least one orbit. Calculations indicate it won't.

[prestonmiller]

Land something on it that will send messages back to Earth and watch it as it leaves

[MrMarkwill]

This is so amazing how things work... Great video

[dentonthomas]

Fun fact: if the world knew 14 years in advance that an asteroid was going to hit Earth. Nobody could stop it.

[dennisgenio]

What i'm interested is about asteroid apophis hitting us by 2029.

[melaniestarkey]

Welcome mini moon with the message you carry.

[Geno]

I'll believe it when NASA say so!!

[skateboardingjesus]

It's a wibbly wobbly wandering space wock, wondrously wending it's way Westward without a worry.

[williamfox]

Why not find a way to mine it for minerals?

[theceilidhboy]

“Detection system… vital for planetary defence…” Wow! How has life on Earth survived billions of years without us??? 🤦🏻‍♂️

[johnphillips]

That's telling all of us something more than JUST! science.

[cocojanette]

Asteroid: yo can i stop by for a bit
Earth: sure, now i can study you
Asteroid after 53 days: alritght imma head out now

[duaneborgaes]

If our world's, combined military budget, were utilized to detect and protect our planet from a "dinosaur like" extinction... that'd be something leadership did, finally worthwhile.

[TheDudeS]

Until it hits all the junk in space we have around the earth and shoot it at the space station lol

[solderingironofjusti]

It would be a nice opportunity to practice capturing or redirecting such objects

[YourMidTierLava]

First was a solar eclipse, then a solar storm, and Now a mini moon.

[mevenstien]

That would be an easy ( by comparison) one to outfit with info gathering sensors while in orbit.

[Potatoincanada]

I really hope we’d be able to finish the research required to learn how to mine asteroids by the time the next asteroid captures into earth’s orbit.

[msta]

Be crazy to find out a whole civilization was living inside of there. 😊

[banthatracks_gaffisticks]

Extraterrestrial reconnaissance mission.