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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.
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown quasi-moon that’s been shadowing Earth’s orbit for decades, undetected, and will likely remain there for a few decades more. The quasi-moon, named 2025 ...
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Astronomers Say Earth Has a Newly Discovered ‘Quasi-Moon,’ a Companion That Shares Its Orbit Around the Sun
Researchers are discussing 2025 PN7, a small celestial body that's following a similar orbital path to our planet's without being gravitationally tied to Earth ...
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Earth has a hidden moon that has been sharing its orbit since the 1960s, researchers claim
A new astronomical body has been detected around Earth, and experts are stunned. The discovery, a quasi-moon named 2025 PN7, has shocked everyone, as it has supposedly been sharing Earth's orbit for ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of an asteroid orbiting the sun alongside Earth, much like the potential new ...
What happens if an asteroid the size of a 15-story building crashes into the Moon in 2032? While the chances of the newly discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon in seven years are slim – there ...
Scientists have spotted a new moon orbiting Uranus that is so tiny it can be circumnavigated in just a few hours. NASA announced Tuesday that the still unnamed moon was captured by the Webb Telescope ...
The Intuitive Machines' Nova-C "Odysseus" lander has delivered its first image from the surface of the moon. Also, see the NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter view of the lander from moon orbit.
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