Earth is getting a tiny new mini-moon. It won't be the first (or the last)
Earth is going to have its very own mini-moon from September 29 until November 25. The regular moon's new, temporary friend ...
Is Earth getting a new moon? What to know about the rare phenomenon starting this month
Unlike the existing moon — which has orbited our planet for about 4 billion years — this new floating rock is only expected ...
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Earth is getting a tiny second moon for 2 months
The regular Moon’s new, temporary friend is 2024 PT₅, an asteroid captured from the Arjuna asteroid group (called the ...
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The Quest to Build a Telescope on the Moon
If the FarView radio telescope is built, it would double as a demonstration of two unprecedented activities: mining and ...
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A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall
An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in ...
As spacecraft zooms to Venus, it peers back at humble Earth and the moon
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft, barreling through our solar system, recently used Earth's gravity to ...