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Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months 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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Asteroid to enter Earth's orbit temporarily: What to know about 'mini-moon'

An 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.

USA Today · 1d

Earth is about to get a mini-moon (temporarily). What to know about asteroid 2024 PT5.

The asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will do a 56-day horseshoe-shaped fly-by near Earth before it continues on it journey.

NASA, Europa Clipper

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NASA's Europa Clipper on track for Oct. 10 launch to Jupiter's icy moon despite radiation worries

NASA's Europa Clipper probe will lift off and embark on a long-awaited mission to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa, which scientists think is one of the most promising places to look for life beyond Earth.

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A NASA probe is about to launch to an icy moon that could have life

A NASA mission launching in October will send cameras and other scientific equipment to see, among other things, whether Jupiter's moon Europa could sustain life.

Space Coast Daily · 18h

NASA Provides 8 Things to Know About Mission to an Ocean Moon of Jupiter

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, the largest the agency has ever built for a planetary mission, will travel 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion kilometers) from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to Europa,

Intuitive Machines stock soars 50% on $5 billion NASA deal

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Lunar company Intuitive Machines' stock jumps more than 50% after NASA moon satellite contract

NASA said the company was the sole awardee for a "lunar relay systems" contract, which has a maximum total value of $4.82 billion over five years.

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Intuitive Machines lands $4.8B NASA contract to build Earth-moon communications infrastructure

NASA wants to establish a permanent human presence on the moon, but right now, astronauts have to be in direct line of sight with Earth to phone home. The space agency is looking to change that with its developing Near Space Network,

MarketWatch · 14m

A huge NASA contract has sent Intuitive Machines’ stock skyrocketing. This analyst sees even more upside.

Intuitive Machines is “the leading beneficiary of NASA’s lunar commercialization efforts,” says B. Riley Securities analyst Mike Crawford.

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NASA Proposes New Kind of Moon Shot: Literally Shooting the Moon

Multiple bullets containing a tiny spectrometer could be shot into the lunar soil by an astronaut or rover, allowing analysis ...

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NASA rover peers up at space, sees strange Mars moon and distant Earth

The Curiosity rover captured this image on Sept. 9, 2024, during its 4,295th Martian day (called a "sol") on Mars. It's been ...

Marvel At This NASA Rover Image Of Earth And Mars Moon Phobos

A Mars scientist shares the inside story of the NASA Curiosity rover's poignant first photo of Earth and Mars moon Phobos ...

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9 Phenomena NASA Astronauts Will Encounter at Moon’s South Pole

Weird lighting and long shadows are among the out-of-this-world phenomena NASA astronauts will experience at the Moon's south ...

NASA working on creating standard time zone for Moon that could be used elsewhere in solar system

NASA is working on discovering exactly what time it is on the moon by creating a standardized time zone. The space agency ...

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SpaceX Super Heavy rocket gets supersonic wind tunnel test for NASA's Artemis moon missions (photos)

A 1.2% scale model of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy rocket underwent NASA wind tunnel testing, during which high-speed forced ...

Don’t Miss September’s Sky Show: The Harvest Moon Eclipse

Mark the onset of autumn with a stunning partial lunar eclipse on7. The Northern Hemisphere will witness a dark shadow over ...

The next full moon will also feature a lunar eclipse. Here's when to look up

The harvest moon, or closest full moon to the autumnal equinox, will also be a supermoon, appearing larger and brighter in ...

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