Earth's mini moon could be a chunk of the big moon, scientists say
A mini moon that will bid farewell to Earth soon may in fact be a small hunk of the big moon — the one that has loomed far ...
Rock from 4,200,000,000 years ago confirms something we wondered about the moon
To obtain a sample from this area is really important because it’s an area that otherwise we have no data for.' ...
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Earth Has Another Moon and It's Staying Until Thanksgiving
For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is ...
Findings from the first lunar far side samples raise new questions about the moon’s history
The first lunar samples from the moon’s far side differ in some interesting ways from those collected from the near side, ...
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Earth may have 'captured' the moon from space
New research explores if the moon was captured by Earth or formed by a collision. Scientists weigh theories, analyzing lunar ...
NASA Monitors As Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaches Earth Today
The asteroid, named 2024 VX3, will pass us at a distance of 92,100 miles, closer than the moon's 238,900-mile orbit.
Samples obtained by Chinese spacecraft show moon's ancient volcanism
China's Chang'e-6 robotic spacecraft in June made history by retrieving the first surface samples from the far side of the ...
NASA announces that a rare supermoon will pass near Earth: What impact will it have on the planet?
Get ready to witness a celestial spectacle! On Friday, November 15, 2024, the Beaver Moon will illuminate the night sky as ...