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.
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 ...
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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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 ...
Private moon spacecraft just took a breathtaking snapshot of Earth
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, a private spacecraft hired by NASA to take experiments to the moon, is flying laps ...
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Earth's recent asteroid visitor might've been a piece of the moon
2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 ...
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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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Earth Had a Tiny Second Moon for a Few Months. It Might Be A Chunk of the Moon
For a few months, Earth had a second moon — a tiny asteroid that may have been a piece of our own Moon ...
Earth’s Mini-Moon Was Probably a Piece of Its Real Moon
Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.