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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.

Earth will get a second moon for nearly 57 days 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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Temporary ‘Mini-Moon’ Will Begin Orbit Around Earth Next Week: What To Know

Earth will temporarily get a second moon next week when a tiny asteroid begins its two month orbit around the planet, though researchers say the space rock likely won’t be visible without the help of a professional telescope.

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Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites wreak havoc in Earth’s orbit, blocking deep space observations, scientists say

New Starlink satellites’ radiation leaks are 30 times as large as those emitted by older satellites, scientists discover ...

'Space for Birds': Astronaut Roberta Bondar captures avian habitats from Earth, in air and on orbit in new book (interview)

Bondar shares how she has found a parallel between astronauts and birds as they follow their paths around Earth.

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Bengaluru Start-up Unveils Groundbreaking Low Earth Orbit Satellite

Bellatrix Aerospace, a Bengaluru-based start-up, has unveiled an ultra low earth orbit satellite capable of operating at 200 ...

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SpaceX launches European Galileo satellites to medium Earth orbit

SpaceX is watching the weather ahead of Tuesday's Falcon 9 launch of the European Commission's Galileo L13 mission, which ...

Earth Is Getting a Second Moon; Here’s What’s Causing This Odd Phenomenon

"Asteroids that fail to escape Earth's gravity and end up orbiting the planet for a time are referred to as mini-moons," The ...

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