Remember the 'mini-moon' last year? Study finds it was likely just a chunk of the actual moon
A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more ...
Earth’s Mini-Moon Mystery Solved: It’s a Chunk of the Moon
For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit around the Sun, temporarily caught by Earth’s gravity to become a far away ...
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Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
A small space rock that lingered near Earth last year and was referred to as its temporary “mini-moon” may actually be a chunk of the moon that chipped off thousands of years ago. The celestial ...
Earth's mini-moon was the moon all along
Asteroid 2024 PT5, which almost became a temporary mini-moon to Earth, was recently found to be a broken-off part of the moon ...
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Earth’s Mini-Moon Was Probably a Piece of Its Real Moon
By Becky Ferreira For a few months last fall, a school-bus-size space rock named 2024 PT5 gained fame as Earth’s new “mini-moon.” Astronomers rushed to study the object while it was still ...
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Earth’s temporary mini-moon might have actually been a piece of the Moon
If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Earth has its fair share of fleeting companions. But sometimes, these so-called “mini ...
Blue Ghost lander just reached lunar orbit: What it's been up to on the way to the moon
The lander, Blue Ghost, fired its engines for four minutes Thursday to propel the spacecraft into lunar orbit ahead of a ...
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Chances of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade has nearly doubled, NASA says
MORE: Asteroid to enter Earth's orbit temporarily: What to know about 'mini-moon' The asteroid measures between 130 feet and 330 feet in diameter and large enough to potentially cause localized ...
Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on the far side of the moon formed within 10 minutes, scientists say
About 3.8 billion years ago, two massive canyons likely formed on the moon in a span of less than 10 minutes, according to ...
Firefly’s lunar-bound spacecraft captures a ‘postcard shot’ of Earth
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost spacecraft has captured a fabulous image of Earth as it makes its way toward the moon.
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Firefly spacecraft provides striking view of Earth on top of Earth
Firefly Aerospace's moon-bound spacecraft has provided the closest thing to a reflecting pool in space, showing Earth as an imposing monument, stacked on top of another Earth. The illusion is a ...
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Two of the Moon’s Grand Canyons Were Formed in Just Ten Violent Minutes, New Study Suggests
Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...