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Earth's Surprise Second Moon: What's Happening?
For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is ...
Bus-Sized Asteroid to Pass Between Earth and Moon Next Week
"Asteroids and comets with a perihelion distance (closest to the Sun) less than 1.3 astronomical units (AU), or approximately ...
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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 ...
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Earth Has a Temporary Mini-Moon Until Thanksgiving: Here's What That Means
In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024 PT5 ... have been discovered to be random pieces of space junk. The 2020 mini-moon was eventually identified as a rocket booster from the 1966 Surveyor ...
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NASA found a ‘mini-moon’ orbiting an asteroid in the outer solar system
Scientists first caught sight of the mini-moon while observing an asteroid named Polymele, near the outskirts of the solar system. NASA says that the asteroid is around 17 miles along its widest axis.
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Some near-Earth asteroids could actually be pieces of the Moon
While the origins of these asteroids aren’t completely known, scientists believe at least one may have come from the Moon. The asteroid known as Kamo`oalewa is believed to be a fragment of the ...
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Hera probe snaps its 1st images of Earth and moon on way to asteroid crash site
The European Space Agency's Hera asteroid mission has beamed back its first images from space, capturing a stunning view of Earth and the moon. The Hera spacecraft successfully launched toward the ...
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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 a companion in Earth's orbit for a limited time. An Arjuna asteroid will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months starting Sept. 29, according to a study published ...
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Asteroid Apophis Will Endure Quakes and Surface Shifts During 2029 Earth Flyby
When it makes its nearest pass, the 1,100-foot-wide (335-meter-wide) asteroid will be within 24,000 miles (38,625 kilometers) of our planet’s surface—roughly ten times closer than the Moon ...
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Earth's new mini moon: Will we be able to see it in Arizona?
This mini moon will loop around our planet from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25. This mini moon is actually Asteroid 2024 PT5. It belongs to a group called Arjuna asteroids, which have orbits similar to Earth's.
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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 a companion in Earth's orbit for a limited time. An Arjuna asteroid will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months starting Sept. 29, according to a study published in ...