Earth's mini-moon was the moon all along
A moon of Earth's own. While 2024 PT5 never officially joined Earth's orbit, the almost-moon still became a topic of interest ...
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 ...
Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on the far side of the moon formed within 10 minutes, scientists say
Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object ...
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 ...
Asteroid impact on moon blasted two grand canyons in 10 minutes
The Grand Canyon in Arizona is one of Earth's natural wonders, carved out over millions of years by the gradual erosion power ...
Private spacecraft gets dramatic view of Earth eclipsing moon
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, a private spacecraft hired by NASA to take experiments to the moon, got a rare front-row seat of the spectacle in space. The phenomenon occurred when the blue ...
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NASA’s powerful moon mining robot could dig 10,000 kg of soil in a single lunar day
Its key task would be to efficiently mine and transport lunar regolith – the loose rocky material covering the Moon's surface ...
How an Asteroid Hit the Moon and Made Two 'Grand Canyons'
A colossal impact billions of years ago carved out the canyons that rival the most breathtaking features here on Earth in a matter of minutes, ...
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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Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
have its orbit slightly altered by a very close approach with the Earth-Moon system, and then recede away from us on the ‘outside’ in an overall horseshoe trajectory — hardly caters to fun ...
Jupiter moon of Io is famed for its volcanoes. NASA just spotted the most powerful one yet
NASA officials said what Juno spotted was 'the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded on the most volcanic world in our ...
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Lunar rocks help scientists pinpoint when the moon crystallized
If the scientists could very precisely measure the proportions of lutetium and halfnium in moon rocks compared to other ...