Mini-Moon! (9/30/24)

It looks like our Moon is about to make a new friend! That's right, an asteroid is joining Earth's orbit this fall! This special space rock visitor—named "2024 PT5"—will be temporarily orbiting around our Earth until November 25th, 2024! To celebrate the arrival of our new "mini moon," let's listen to a fan-favorite episode from 2020 that shares the WOWs of another space object in our orbit! You can learn more about 2024 PT5 at https://www.npr.org/2024/09/21/nx-s1-5121914/mini-moon-earth-asteroid. It's a Bird! It's A Plane! It's a....MINI MOON orbiting around Planet Earth!? That's right! For the past year or more, we here on earth, have had TWO moons! Join Mindy and Guy Raz as they go galaxy gazing to witness this wonder of wow firsthand! It's the Who, What, When, Where, Why, How and Wow in the World of the Mini Moon! Originally aired 4/6/20.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.