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Earth will get a 2nd 'mini-moon' later this month
Earth is about to get a second Moon, but only for 2 months
Earth will get a second moon, but only for a couple of months. Here's everything you need to know about this cosmic phenomenon.
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
The mini-moon, an asteroid called 2024 PT5, was spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Aug. 7. The space rock will make one complete orbit of our planet between Sept. 29 and Nov. 25 before escaping Earth's gravity.
Earth gets a new ‘mini-moon’
The Earth has gained new mini-moons before, sometimes for extended periods: Two confirmed examples are a 10-foot-wide asteroid that orbited us for a year from 2006 to 2007, and another, even smaller rock believed to have been around for three or four years before leaving in 2020.
Asteroid heading towards Earth will be a 'mini moon' for two months
An asteroid called '2024 PT5' is heading towards Earth and is set to become a 'mini-moon' for two months. Researchers from Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ciudad Universitaria discovered the small asteroid on 7 August.
SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew return to Earth
SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts will return to Earth early Sunday. Here's how to watch live online
Like every other major milestone of the Polaris Dawn mission, you're going to have to be awake in the middle of the night to catch the action.
After a mission of firsts, SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew safely returns to Earth
Polaris Dawn also carried out the first spacewalk by private astronauts. Traditionally only government astronauts, such as from NASA and the Russian and Chinese space agencies, ca
SpaceX crew returns to Earth after 5-day trip, world’s first commercial spacewalk
A four-person SpaceX crew returned to Earth early Sunday after the Polaris Dawn mission, which included the first private spacewalk while they were orbiting above Earth.
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Why the Earth shook for nine days, war on shoplifting, Dolphins QB’s future: Catch up on the day’s stories
CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy ...
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Auroras may paint the northern US tonight as Earth reels from 'strong' G3 geomagnetic storm
Vibrant auroras could be visible as far south as Oregon and Pennsylvania tonight as Earth reels from a "strong" G3-class ...
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Was Life on Earth Inevitable or Incredible?
How did life on Earth begin? and Is there life elsewhere in the universe? Given the enormous interest in these questions, you ...
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Earth's greatest mass extinction 250 million years ago shows what happens when El Niño gets out of control
Around 252 million years ago, the world suddenly heated up. Over a geologically brief period of tens of thousands of years, ...
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Moon to enter Earth's shadow at 9:12 p.m. Tuesday. Here's what Kansans will see
Kansans for more than an hour on Tuesday night will be able to see a partial lunar eclipse of the harvest moon. Here's when ...
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Collisions could increase chance of 'God of Destruction' asteroid Apophis hitting Earth
Apophis will come close enough to Earth to be seen with the naked eye in 2029, but a chance encounter with another asteroid ...
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Digging to the center of the Earth–or at least enough to bury poop
My aunt says if you tried to dig a hole to the other side of Earth, this is what would happen: First, you’d dig through loose ...
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Study identifies superionic iron hydride as key to ultralow-velocity zones at Earth's core-mantle boundary
The core-mantle boundary (CMB) is a crucial interface within the Earth, marking the boundary between the outer core and the ...
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Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk
SpaceX's capsule carrying tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and his crew splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida's ...
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'Spiders on Mars' fully awakened on Earth for 1st time — and scientists are shrieking with joy
Researchers have recreated the bizarre spider-like features seen on the surface of Mars for the first time ever. The ...
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