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Earth Bids Goodbye to Its 'Mini-Moon,'
Earth Bids Goodbye to Its ‘Mini-Moon’ as Astronomers Investigate Where Our Planet’s Asteroid Companion Came From
Preliminary research suggests asteroid 2024 PT5, which stuck around Earth for almost two months, has lunar origins
Earth is saying goodbye to its mini moon – but don’t fret, it’ll be back
Earth will say goodbye to an asteroid that has acted as a mini moon for the past two months. But astronomers say it will return again soon.
Earth’s ‘mini moon’ may have been a chunk of our actual moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months. The harmless space rock will peel away on Monday, overcome by the stronger tug of the sun’s gravity. But it will zip closer for a quick visit in January.
Earth, the moon
Earth's '2nd moon' escapes our planet's orbit — will it ever return?
The mini-moon 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for two months and is likely a chunk of the moon, will now drift away from our planet in an orbit around the sun.
Rare Second Moon Spotted In Earth's Orbit Captivates Astronomers
Astronomers have discovered a rare "second moon" in Earth's orbit, sparking excitement within the scientific community. The object, a small asteroid, has been temporarily captured by Earth's gravity and is providing new opportunities for study.
'Second moon' orbiting Earth to disappear in just hours
A "mini-moon" that has been accompanying Earth since September will start to disappear in a matter of hours, not set to return until 2055. The asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, is currently positioned about two million miles from Earth - approximately nine times the distance to our actual moon.
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Earth tilted 31.5 inches, a study finds. So whose fault is that? Humans, of course.
Pumping an unimaginable amount of groundwater out of the earth is why Earth has tilted over two dozen degrees, a study found.
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Earth's Axis Tilted Noticeably Over Two Decades. Here's Why
As reported in recent days by outlets including Popular Science and USA Today, more than a year after the research was ...
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A super-Earth beyond Mars would have made Earth nearly uninhabitable
"The configuration that we end up with within the solar system is definitely not something that is indeed common," Chen told ...
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Scientist 'concerned and surprised' after planet Earth 'tilted 31.5 inches'
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NASA Tracking Football Field-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Tomorrow
WB—is estimated to be between 240 and 525 feet across and will pass us at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon ...
Live Science
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Huge, 7-mile scar torn across Australia's Nullarbor Plain discovered by caver scouring Google Earth
After the caver noticed a giant gash across a barren landscape, scientists discovered it was created by a ferocious tornado ...
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Wicked xenomorphs invade in new teaser for Hulu's 'Alien: Earth' (video)
FX/Hulu has just unwrapped a snarling new teaser and key art poster for "Alien: Earth" and together they arouse significant ...
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Life on Mars May Have Appeared Around the Time It Did on Earth
The essential ingredient for life, water, appeared on both planets around 4.4 billion years ago, new research indicates.
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Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regime
Witnesses say a powerful rebel group has seized a key trading town in northeastern Myanmar on the Chinese border, taking ...
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Magnetically driven vortices may be generating Earth-size concentrations of hydrocarbon haze at Jupiter's poles
While Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been a constant feature of the planet for centuries, University of California, Berkeley, ...
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