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Bus-Size Asteroid Flew Closer Than The Moon - Watch The Orbit Animation
Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide ...
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Hera asteroid probe 'waves goodbye' at Earth and moon from 2.3 million miles away (image)
DART's goal was to examine how well a planetary defense strategy in moving a threatening space rock away from Earth. Hera will examine the collision from a nearby vantage point, providing a different ...
Earth to get a new 'mini-moon' for more than 50 days
Tony Dunn, an amateur astronomer who creates orbit simulations, posted an animation ... The asteroid's past movements ...
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Near-Earth Object Impacts News
Asteroid Findings from ... suggests that the Chicxulub impact also triggered an earthquake so massive that ... Oct. 4, 2022 — Most theories claim the Moon formed out of the debris of a collision ...
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A rocket booster from the 1960s may have come back to haunt us
If the object is indeed an asteroid and inserts itself into Earth orbit, it would be considered a “mini-moon,” but not everyone is convinced. Some scientists, including members of NASA, ...
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Earth Has a Temporary Mini-Moon Until Thanksgiving: Here's What That Means
It's here to stay, or at least until Thanksgiving week. But it's not a moon. In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our ...
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Asteroid to orbit Earth as 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months: When you can see it
The moon will soon have ... before returning to an asteroid belt revolving around the sun. Scientists discovered the object Aug. 7 using the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in ...
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A space rock is about to become Earth’s new ‘mini-moon’
Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but ... first spotted the asteroid on August 7 using the South Africa-based observatory of the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert ...
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Earth is getting a ‘mini moon’ tonight as small asteroid enters our orbit
Earth has a new “mini-moon” after an asteroid has joined ... when it was spotted by scientists as part of the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System. The 2024 in its name refers to ...
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An asteroid known as a 'mini-moon' will join Earth's orbit for 2 months starting Sunday
On September 29, an asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5 will become a "mini-moon" of sorts ... the object Aug. 7 using the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Sutherland, South Africa during ...
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Asteroid to orbit Earth as 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months: When you can see it
Scientists discovered the object Aug. 7 using the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Sutherland, South Africa during routine monitoring, according to the study. The length of mini-moon ...
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Until Thanksgiving, Earth Has a Temporary Mini-Moon: Here's the Story
It's here to stay, or at least until Thanksgiving week. But it's not a moon. In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our ...