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Why This 5-KM Asteroid Is Called Earth’s ‘Second Moon’
Crinia is a unique 5-kilometer asteroid that shares Earth’s orbit in a rare one-to-one rhythm. Despite its nickname as Earth’s “second moon, ” it actually orbits the sun with a looping path that ...
NASA’s DART Mission Deflected an Asteroid – But Unleashed a Swarm of Space Boulders
Astronomers at the University of Maryland found that a surprising burst of rocky debris released during the DART mission ...
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The largest Mars rock on Earth is up for auction in NYC — it could be yours for $4 million (or more)
This Mars rock is up for auction at Sotheby's in New York City this week, which is why it's currently on display in the Upper ...
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Giant space 'boulders' unleashed by NASA's DART mission aren't behaving as expected, revealing hidden risks of deflecting asteroids
Debris released from the asteroid Dimorphos during NASA's DART mission has a higher momentum and less random distribution ...
Asteroid three times the size of Big Ben to fly close to earth today
All eyes will be on the sky today as a huge 280-foot asteroid is to zoom close to Earth at more than 20,000mph.Luckily for ...