Asteroid Hitting the Moon

Mini-moon set to orbit Earth is newly discovered asteroid

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.

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An Asteroid Is Going to Orbit Earth Like a Mini Moon for 2 Months

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-reviewe

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For 57 days this fall, Earth will have a second moon

An asteroid is expected to make a “horseshoe path” around Earth over the next two months. For the next two months, an unusual object about the size of a bus will be orbiting above our heads. Say hello to Earth’s temporary new mini-moon.

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An asteroid crashing into the moon? No, video is fabricated | Fact check

“Moon hit by asteroid CAUGHT ON CAMERA,” reads the post’s caption. It was shared more than 1,000 times in a week. The video was also posted on TikTok. An analysis of the video by ...

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'Potentially hazardous' asteroid the size of a skyscraper to skim past Earth on Tuesday

The gigantic asteroid 2024 ON, about the size of a blue whale, will fly close to Earth next Tuesday, missing our planet by ...

Stadium-sized asteroid deemed 'potentially hazardous' by NASA, is expected to move 'relatively close' to Earth

A stadium-sized asteroid is passing relatively close to Earth on Tuesday, NASA announced. Its distance from Earth and its ...

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Stadium-Sized Asteroid Will Pass by Earth on Tuesday — and NASA Says It's Coming Back

Studying Bennu is imperative because the asteroid has a slim shot of eventually hitting Earth. NASA said in a 2021 paper from ...

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'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis could still hit Earth in 2029, study hints — but we won't know for 3 more years

New simulations reveal that there is an extremely small chance that the "city-killer" asteroid Apophis could be nudged onto a ...

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An Asteroid Struck Jupiter's Moon Four Billion Years Ago, And The Collision Changed The Moon's Topography And Tilt Forever

The largest moon in the solar system is Ganymede, which orbits the largest planet, Jupiter. New research suggests that an ...

Fears city-killer ‘God of Destruction’ asteroid could hit Earth as experts warn of deadly deflection

EARTH could collide with its deadly cosmic neighbour, Apophis, an asteroid 1,100ft (335m) wide, should a rare chain event ...

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