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Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year

The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about two months.

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Asteroid to enter Earth's orbit temporarily: What to know about 'mini-moon'

An asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as "mini-moon," according to astronomers.

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Asteroid to orbit Earth as 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months: When you can see it

An Arjuna asteroid, discovered in August, will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25.

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 aiming to launch to International Space Station next Thursday

NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission is now scheduled to launch Sept. 26 for its journey to the International Space Station, pushing back its previous start date by two days. The agency announced Wednesday the new target date,

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SpaceX Crew-9 astronaut launch delayed to Sept. 25

Nick Hague, an active US Space Force Guardian, will lead the next ISS mission in his role as a NASA astronaut. The mission is targeting a Sept. 25 liftoff, a new one-day delay.

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SpaceX prepares for first NASA astronaut launch from Florida military launchpad

NASA's ninth commercial crew spaceflight, from Florida no earlier than late September, and this mission will be unique for two reasons.

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‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Will Zoom By Earth Tonight—But NASA Says It’s Safe: What To Know

The asteroid is around 500 feet and will come within 2 million miles of Earth, which is about eight times further than the ...

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NASA Creates Most Accurate Eclipse Maps Ever

Traditionally, eclipse maps have been constructed from the assumption that the Moon is a perfect sphere and that all ...

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Stadium-Sized Asteroid Will Pass by Earth on Tuesday — and NASA Says It's Coming Back

Studying Bennu is imperative because the asteroid has a slim shot of eventually hitting Earth. NASA said in a 2021 paper from ...

Marvel At This NASA Rover Image Of Earth And Mars Moon Phobos

A Mars scientist shares the inside story of the NASA Curiosity rover's poignant first photo of Earth and Mars moon Phobos ...

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NASA issues alert for fast-moving, stadium-sized asteroid approaching Earth tonight

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has issued a warning for a monstrous asteroid that is expected to rocket past Earth on ...

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Europe's Hera probe to launch Oct. 7 to inspect asteroid NASA smacked in 2022

Hera and its two cubesats arrived at their launch site in Florida in early September following a transatlantic flight from Germany, with a stop in Ireland. The mission's launch window opens on Oct. 7 ...

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NASA's Artemis II Crew Visits 'Most Lunar-Like' Place on Earth For Training

"It has the landscape; it looks like the Moon. And it has the scale of features astronauts will both be observing and ...

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Celebrating the First Earth Day Event at NASA Headquarters

Introduction Organized by the Science Mission Directorate’s Science Support Office (SSO), NASA hosted its 12th annual Earth ...

'Bennu, Apophis and more': List of NASA's 'Most Wanted' asteroids that could threaten Earth

About 66 million years ago, a city-sized asteroid struck Earth, creating a 100-mile-wide crater in Mexico and causing the ...

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NASA's Europa Clipper on track for Oct. 10 launch to Jupiter's icy moon despite radiation worries

NASA's Europa Clipper probe will lift off and embark on a long-awaited mission to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa, which ...

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