The Earth has a new follower. Astronomers recently discovered a tiny quasi-moon that they believe has been orbiting the sun alongside the Earth for decades. The new quasi-moon, which is being called ...
2025-PN7 is around 62 feet (19 meters) wide, and it’s between 2.8 million miles and 37.2 million miles away from Earth. It ...
For more than sixty years, a tiny asteroid has been moving in step with Earth, hidden from view until recently. Astronomers ...
Earth is the only planet in our solar system with a single moon, making it a rare phenomenon for a planet of its kind.
Aside from 2025 PN7, there are 7 other quasi-moons, according to the Planetary Society, which they refer to as “a gravitational sleight of hand.” From our terrestrial point of view, they may appear to ...
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The Moon Is Rusting, And It's All Earth's Fault
The shocking discovery of hematite on the Moon was made a few years ago. Hematite forms from the oxidation of iron, a process ...
The Moon has, for long, been seen as a dry and almost lifeless world. However, a new discovery has left scientists both ...
Wind from Earth is causing the Moon to rust - New findings indicate a long-term material exchange between Earth and the Moon ...
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The moon is getting slightly farther away from the Earth each year — a physicist explains why
Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and astronauts.
October will begin with a lunar standout: the first of three consecutive supermoons. Supermoons appear slightly larger and ...
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