Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an ...
Earth’s temporary mini-moon might have actually been a piece of the Moon
New research suggests that Earth's recent mini-moon might have originated as part of our actual moon long, long ago.
NASA Tracking Bus-Size Asteroid Approaching Earth at 30,000 Mph
BS4 may be anywhere between 17 and 40 feet across, and will approach at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.
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A private US spacecraft headed to the moon captures a glorious view of Earth
A private U.S. spacecraft has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private ...
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Earth's recent mini-moon seems to be a lost fragment of our real Moon
The small near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5 has been creating a buzz among researchers. Discovered last year with the help of a ...
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NASA photographs the rare occurrence of the moon crossing the face of the Earth from a million miles away
The images were captured using NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), a 4MP CCD camera and telescope on the DSCOVR ...
We’re going back to the moon: Everything to know about NASA’s latest lunar lander mission
For the past week, an uncrewed lunar lander has been journeying through outer space on a 60-day mission to the moon on behalf ...
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Blue Ghost moon lander sees Earth as a 'blue marble' from orbit (photo)
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander caught haunting images of Earth while preparing to make its way towards lunar ...
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 ...
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What time is Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket 'moon gravity' launch on Jan. 28? Here's how to watch live
Blue Origin's NS-29 New Shepard rocket will launch on Jan. 28 at 11:30 a.m. EST (1630 GMT) if all goes well. Here's what to ...
A moon-bound spacecraft snaps footage of Earth eclipsing the sun
The Blue Ghost lunar lander, built by the Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace for NASA, launched to space on Jan. 15, and ...
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NASA: Near-Earth Asteroid Likely Came from the Moon
In fact, it looked a lot like the Moon. "We had a general idea that ... To find out, scientists at NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) tracked the motion of 2024 PT5 over several ...