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🔭 Earth has just lost its second moon... but for how long? 🌙
For just a few months, Earth hosted a "second moon," much smaller than our faithful historical companion. This fleeting ...
Earth bids farewell to its temporary ‘mini moon’: What it was, and where it’s going
Currently, more than 2 million miles away, the object is too small and faint to see without a powerful telescope.
Was 'mini-moon' asteroid once part of our Moon? NASA will try to find out when it returns
Astronomers are gearing up to study an asteroid that will revisit Earth in 2025. It is about 33 feet wide and will come quite ...
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Mini-moon has left Earth’s orbit again
The asteroid 2024 PT5, which was captured by Earth's gravity on September 29 and orbited it as a temporary mini-moon for ...
Astronauts baffled by 'unexpected odor' leaking from Russian spacecraft docked at ISS
Russian cosmonauts aboard the ISS were forced to seal a hatch and don protective equipment after the arrival of a cargo ...
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Epsilon S Rocket Engine Explodes For Second Time: Can Its Space Program Overcome This Setback?
Japan's Epsilon S rocket engine exploded for the second time during testing, raising doubts about its March 2025 debut.
Earth's 'mini moon' set to disappear for decades as NASA outline plans
The "mini-moon measures approximately 11 meters in diameter, which is roughly the length of a London bus, 2024 PT5 has been ...
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Goodnight moon! Astronomers snap photo of Earth's departing mini-moon
Astronomers used the Two-meter Twin Telescope to catch a "see-you-soon" image of the departing asteroid 2024 PT5.
Earth To Temporarily Capture A 'Mini-Moon' - See An Orbit Animation
Earth captured asteroid 2024 PT5 back in September and expected to hold on to it till November according to Universidad Complutense de Madrid professor Carlos de la Fuente Marcos. See an orbit ...