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Earth is set to break records with July 9 marking the shortest day ever recorded, shaving off 1.3–1.5 milliseconds due to ...
A 33-foot asteroid named 2024 PT5 is expected to briefly orbit the Earth between September 29 and November 25.
Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, ...
In a spectacular cosmic event, Earth is about to get a "second moon" this fall. An asteroid passing through the Earth will be pulled by its gravitational force. This “second moon” will ...
Earth is about to pluck a second moon from an asteroid belt — but we only get this mini-moon for 57 days. It's an asteroid about the size of a school bus, at 35 feet long, and it has a ...
Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long.Related video above: Osiris-Rex spacecraft returning home with asteroid (2023)The newly discovered asteroid, named ...
Earth and the Moon from China’s Mars space probe. Image source: CNSA/Xinhua Another asteroid acted as a second moon for our planet for several years before leaving in 2020, as well.
Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long.Related video above: Osiris-Rex spacecraft returning home with asteroid (2023)The newly discovered asteroid, named ...
July's full "Buck Moon" will be at its fullest on Thursday, July 10, and will be best seen at moonrise. It is the farthest ...