The newly discovered asteroid is expected to tag along on the Earth's path around the sun for another 60 years.
Earth is the only planet in our solar system with a single moon, making it a rare phenomenon for a planet of its kind.
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Scientists find quasi-moon orbiting the Earth for the last 60 years—and it's not the first one
Everyone who has ever lived on Earth has been well-aware of the moon, but it turns out Earth also has some frequent temporary ...
On Sept. 18, 1977, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a photo of Earth and the moon. It was the first time both the Earth and ...
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Astronomers Say Earth Has a Newly Discovered 'Quasi-Moon,' a Companion That Shares Its Orbit Around the Sun
Earth has a newly discovered—albeit temporary—companion in its journey around the sun. In research published this month in ...
The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as far as we know. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get visitors, most often in the form of (usually harmless) asteroids. Some even ...
In a new study published in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society, astronomers report the discovery ...
NASA spotted a new moon almost at the border of our solar system. Back in 1986, a theory came up that this cosmic body could ...
Earth's orbit is about to have a visitor, according to reports published by the Institute of Physics. The asteroid 2024 PT5 was discovered in August, along with its calculated trajectory to become the ...
Three celestial bodies are preparing to meet up for one night in September in a cosmic conjunction that should be widely ...
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