## Earth to have new mini-moon for two months

Authored by phys.org

A pair of asteroid dynamics researchers from Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ciudad Universitaria have found that a small asteroid will make one orbit around the Earth starting this month before departing back into other parts of the solar system.

Prior research has shown that many asteroids fall into partial or full elliptical paths around the Earth before eventually being flung away.

Back in 2006, for example, a small asteroid circled the Earth for approximately a year—and another one did so for several years before leaving in 2020.

By noting its current size, speed and path, the pair were able to calculate its path over the next few months.

They found that it was going to come close enough to the Earth to become bound by its gravity, if only for a couple of months.

Their work shows that it will circle the Earth one time, taking 53 days, starting at the end of this month and then leaving near the middle of November.

More information: Carlos de la Fuente Marcos et al, A Two-month Mini-moon: 2024 PT 5 Captured by Earth from September to November, Research Notes of the AAS (2024). »

### Trudeau says Ukraine can strike deep into Russia with NATO arms, Putin hints at war

Authored by ctvnews.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ukraine should be allowed to strike deep inside Russia, despite Moscow threatening that this would draw Canada and its allies into direct war.

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the NATO military alliance allowing Ukraine to use weapons it has provided for long-range strikes "would mean that NATO countries, the United States and European countries, are at war with Russia.".

Ukraine and many of its supporters want U.S. President Joe Biden to let Kyiv use the weapons to strike military targets deeper inside Russia. »

### Shooting after Lions game leaves one person dead and one in critical condition

Authored by nbcsports.com

After Sunday’s Lions game against the Buccaneers at Ford Field, a shooting in a popular area for tailgating left one person dead and another in critical condition.

As they put their hands up, one of them pulled out a gun and fired two rounds.

Officers directing traffic nearby responded to the shooting, arresting the suspect and recovering two guns. »

### Calls for J.D. Vance to resign after he admits that he created pet-eating story about immigrants

Authored by nj.com

On Sunday, in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Vance admitted that he and Donald Trump made up a baseless and racist story about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.

Ironically, Vance’s attempt to point out imagined “suffering” has led to actual suffering by his own constituents.

Ohio state representative Casey Weinstein tweeted that Vance, an Ohio senator, should resign. »

### Virginia 6th grader suspended because he waited too long to report classmate who brought bullet to school, family says

Authored by nbcnews.com

The family of an 11-year-old boy said he was suspended from his Virginia Beach, Virginia, school because administrators thought he waited too long to report that another student brought a bullet to class.

An attorney for the family accused St. John the Apostle Catholic School of punishing the sixth grader when he was only trying to do the right thing.

Anderson said a student pulled out a bullet and showed it to the 11-year-old right before the test started. »

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