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Earth to gain temporary 'mini-moon'

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

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.

New York Post on MSN · 11h

Bus-size asteroid being sucked toward Earth will become ‘temporary mini-moon’

The bus-size asteroid, which was discovered on August 7 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), will be sucked in by Earth’s gravitational pull from September 29 to November 25, USA Today reported. During this interstellar layover, the space rock will likely become a “temporary mini-moon,” per Marcos.

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

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.

Study reveals Earth once had rings similar to Saturn's

Chron on MSN · 9h

Earth used to have Saturn-like rings, new study suggests

Earth and Saturn might be a lot more similar than previously thought. In a new study, a team of researchers suggests that 466 million years ago, a ring system made up of asteroid remnants may have surrounded our planet,

CNET on MSN · 1d

Earth May Have Once Had a Saturn-Like Ring, New Study Says

And now, a new study published in the scientific journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters seems to show that Earth itself once had a similar ring. The new study asserts that Earth's ring formed around 466 million years ago and stuck around for around 40 million years before dissipating.

Interesting Engineering on MSN · 1d

466 million years ago, Earth may have had a Saturn-like ring

Researchers have found clear indications that Earth may have had a ring system hundreds of million years ago. The recent discovery challenges the understanding of Earth’s ancient history. They made the claim after studying more than a dozen asteroid impact craters on Earth.

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NASA watches a peanut-shaped asteroid drift past Earth

Peanuts! Get your peanuts here! The solar system has been passing out peanuts lately in the form of two different oddly ...

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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 ...

The Stockton Record on MSN2d

Look up for tonight's near-Earth asteroid fly-by, supermoon, partial lunar eclipse show

There’ll be a celestial show tonight with a stadium-sized asteroid fly-by, a Harvest full supermoon and partial lunar eclipse ...

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Asteroid Apophis has the tiniest chance of hitting earth in 2029 – on a Friday the 13th

Astronomer Paul Wiegert had found a scenario in which Apophis could be sent careening into Earth in 2029. But we’d have to be ...

A stadium-sized asteroid will skim past Earth this week

A potentially hazardous asteroid the size of a sports stadium is set to skim past Earth this week. The asteroid, known ...

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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 ...

'God of Chaos' asteroid could be pushed into a collision course with Earth

The results of his study suggest that an object as small as 0.6 meters across could potentially nudge the asteroid onto a ...

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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 ...

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Scientists Reveal Earth Is Getting a Second Moon on September 29: What To Know about the Sky Shift

Earth is getting a second moon! Yes, you read that right. From September 29 to November 25, "mini-moon"—an asteroid— will ...

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