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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.
As Earth says goodbye to 'mini-moon,' asteroid's possible lunar origin revealed
Earth is saying goodbye to an asteroid that has been a "mini-moon" of sorts since late September, when it joined the planet's orbit.
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.
Farewell for now to Earth’s 'mini moon' which could be part of the Moon
For about two months, Earth had a temporary second moon from an asteroid that scientists believe originated from our only Moon.
Earth's Second Moon Has Vanished, Scientists Say
The Earth has parted ways with a tiny "mini moon" that's been orbiting our planet for two months now. The 33-feet-across space rock, dubbed 2024 PT5, was first spotted by astronomers in August. It only came by for a brief visit,
'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.
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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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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Earth's Axis Tilted Noticeably Over Two Decades. Here's Why
If you've felt a bit off-balance, you can blame your fellow humans: The pumping of groundwater caused the Earth to tilt 31.5 ...
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 ...
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Magnetic tornadoes on Jupiter are spawning Earth-size storms
Magnetic vortices twisting down from Jupiter's ionosphere into its deep atmosphere cause giant, ultraviolet-absorbing polar ...
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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 ...
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.
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 ...
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, ...