Earth's Mini-Moon Is Arriving Today. What to Know About Our Temporary Second Moon
Scientists call such phenomena mini-moons. The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, in August. The researchers who found it published a nonpeer-reviewed study about the asteroid.
It is widely believed that the moon formed during a collision between Earth and a small planet known as Theia.
Our planet is set to gain a second, 'mini-moon' tonight (29 September), which will stick around for a couple of months. It is ...
Scientists aren’t exactly sure whether this asteroid is just a piece of space rock or possibly a chunk of the Moon that was ...
because the illuminated side of the moon is facing away from Earth, toward the sun. The moon is also in the sky during the day, and without its Earth-facing side illuminated by the sun ...
Astrologer Lisa Stardust, author of Saturn Return Survival Guide, suggests the mini-Moon might amplify the effects of eclipse ...
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Can you see Earth's new 'minimoon' with the naked eye?Snagged by Earth's gravity during an unusually close approach, this "minimoon" is predicted to orbit our planet for just 57 ...
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