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Private moon spacecraft just took a breathtaking snapshot of Earth
An uncrewed spacecraft just snapped an iconic portrait of the blue marble from space. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, a private spacecraft hired by NASA to take experiments to the moon, is flying laps around Earth right now as it gears up for its first attempt at a lunar touchdown.
Earth’s Mini-Moon Mystery Solved: It’s a Chunk of the Moon
For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit around the Sun, temporarily caught by Earth’s gravity to become a far away mini-moon. A closer look at the space rock reveals a rather familiar origin: Earth’s mini-moon might actually be a broken-off piece of our regular Moon.
Earth's recent asteroid visitor might've been a piece of the moon
2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 Kamo'oalewa, which a different team of scientists have traced to an old impact crater on the far side of the moon.
A private US spacecraft headed to the moon captures a glorious view of Earth
A private U.S. spacecraft bound for the moon has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight. Still circling Earth, Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander fired its thrusters Thursday to put it on a path to reach the moon in over a month.
Earth’s Mini-Moon Was Probably a Piece of Its Real Moon
Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.
Is Earth's 'Mini Moon' Part Of Our Moon? Here's What The New Study Says
A small asteroid named 2024 PT5, once hailed as Earth's temporary second moon, might have originated from our very own Moon. This discovery not only captivates space enthusiasts but also reshapes our understanding of lunar material dispersal in our solar system.
US spacecraft headed to moon captures dramatic photos of Earth
A private U.S. spacecraft bound for the moon has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight. Still circling Earth, Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander fired its thrusters Thursday to put it on a path to reach the moon in over a month.
NASA: Near-Earth Asteroid Likely Came from the Moon
Last year, astronomers on the hunt for potentially dangerous near-Earth asteroids spotted something unusual. A space rock, now dubbed 2024 PT5 made several close passes by Earth, not quite orbiting our planet,
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Blue Ghost moon lander sees Earth as a 'blue marble' from orbit (photo)
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander caught haunting images of Earth while preparing to make its way towards lunar ...
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NASA photographs the rare occurrence of the moon crossing the face of the Earth from a million miles away
The images were captured using NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), a 4MP CCD camera and telescope on the DSCOVR ...
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Earth Had a Tiny Second Moon for a Few Months. It Might Be A Chunk of the Moon
For a few months, Earth had a second moon — a tiny asteroid that may have been a piece of our own Moon ...
We’re going back to the moon: Everything to know about NASA’s latest lunar lander mission
For the past week, an uncrewed lunar lander has been journeying through outer space on a 60-day mission to the moon on behalf ...
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Earth gave birth to Moon with a little outside help, new study surprises
The study suggests that the Moon likely formed largely from Earth's mantle material — with minimal involvement from Theia.
Earth's temporary moon might have come from the moon
A tiny asteroid loitering in a near-Earth orbit for a few months last year may have an intriguing origin on our moon. Its ...
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Strange 'quasi-moon' of Earth gets named Cardea, after goddess of door hinges
It is thus only fitting for a goddess to be named for none other than the door hinge: Cardea. And now, thanks to Clay ...
Firefly’s Lunar Lander Captures Haunting Earth Eclipse From Space
On January 18, the team at Firefly carried out Blue Ghost’s first engine burn, firing up the lander’s thrusters and main ...