Astronomers recently detected a stray quasi-moon in our planet’s orbit, but it's hardly the first stowaway to hang out around ...
The Earth is getting a second moon for a limited time beginning the end of September. An asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon ...
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Does Earth have 2 moons now? Here's the truth behind 'quasi moon' asteroid 2025 PN7
2025 PN7 is a small, dim asteroid that appears to orbit Earth, according to EarthSky. Believed to be a piece of the moon that ...
With more moon missions on the horizon, avoiding crowding and collisions will be a growing challenge
Interest in the moon has been high – just in the past two years there have been 12 attempts to send missions to the moon, ...
Asteroid 2023 JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters) ...
The Psyche probe captures images of Earth and the Moon from over 180 million miles away as it travels to intercept an ...
Starting next week, the moon, Earth’s closest celestial body, will be joined by a new neighbor: a second moon. From Sept. 29 until Nov. 25, astronomers calculate that 2024 PT5— which is what ...
The asteroid 2024 PT5 was discovered on Aug. 7 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS). It measures only about 33 feet across. The space rock likely originated from the Arjuna ...
SPACE (KXAN) — Earth is picking up a new moon later this week. This mini-moon is about 33 feet across, the size of a small school bus, and will orbit the Earth from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25. “We don’t know ...
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