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Earth's 'second moon' is just visiting its cosmic parents for Thanksgiving
The asteroid 2024 PT5 will leave Earth on Nov. 25 after visiting, but new analysis shows this temporary "second moon" may ...
Earth's mini moon might actually be a piece of its big moon, new study says
At the end of September, Earth gained a temporary "mini moon," a tiny asteroid from the Arjuna asteroid belt orbiting the Sun ...
Earth's temporary 'second moon' set to depart: How to watch and the exact date of its exit
Earth briefly hosted a 33-foot asteroid, 2024 PT5, as a 'mini-moon' for about two months. Discovered by NASA, this space rock ...
From Astronaut Bootprints to Lunar Blueprints: The Future of Moon Construction
NASA’s Artemis program, aimed at establishing a permanent moon base, relies on understanding lunar soil to use it as a ...
Dark Side of the Moon Was Once Lit by Erupting Volcanos
New research shows that volcanoes erupted on the far side of the moon billions of years ago, mirroring activity on the near ...
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Far side of the Moon had volcanic eruptions for over one billion years
Chang’e-6 samples reveal two types of basalts, refining lunar volcanic timelines and showing young magmatism on the Moon’s ...
Samples from far side of the moon show history of ancient volcanoes
The first surface samples retrieved from the dark side of the moon show that there used to be erupting volcanoes there, just ...
New Images Show How NASA and SpaceX Plan to Land Astronauts on the Moon in 2026
Starship is tasked with carrying two astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface of the Moon as part of NASA's Artemis 3 ...
Space volcanoes have erupted on dark side of moon for over a billion years, scientists find
Li said the new findings reveal over 1 billion years of volcanic eruptions on the lunar far side. One piece of volcanic rock ...