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The Earth’s moon will get a sidekick at the end of September: a 33-foot-long asteroid scientists call a “mini-moon.”
The tiny asteroid, which has been named 2024 PT5, was discovered on August 7 and before you start worrying about a Deep Impact situation, never fear. This little guy isn’t going to crash into the Earth. Instead, 2024 PT5 will simply tag along in our orbit for a few months before returning to the asteroid belt from which it came.
