Celebrate the first day of fall with this gorgeous animation that shows how the Earth changes with the seasons
See how our seasons come from Earth's tilt and yearly loop around the sun, which changes the ice cover, vegetation, and sunlight across the planet.
Meet Earth's New Mini-Moon Before It Vanishes
You can see the astroid, named 2024 PT5, for a short time before it heads on its way.
Earth To Get A New Moon On Sept. 29, Scientists Say
Say hello to 2024 PT5, Earth’s newest mini-moon. Expected to go into orbit of Earth for a couple of months from Sept. 29, 2024 PT5 is a near-Earth asteroid that’s about to be captured by our planet for a short time before being released back into the solar system to orbit the sun.
Earth will soon pick up a new 'mini-moon' but it won't be here for long
A recently discovered asteroid will soon become a quasi-satellite of Earth as it loops around our planet over the next two months.
For 57 days this fall, Earth will have a second moon
The asteroid is expected to make a “horseshoe path” around Earth over the next two months, researchers wrote in a recent study. After it completes its mini-moon episode, it will stick around Earth’s neighborhood until January.
Why Earth will temporarily have a mini-moon for two months
A rare mini-moon, a small asteroid temporarily captured by Earth's gravity, will briefly orbit the planet for two months. This 33-foot-long object, while billions of years old, was only recently discovered.
A space rock is about to become Earth’s new ‘mini-moon’
A temporary “mini-moon” will whirl around Earth for about two months as our planet’s gravity captures a small asteroid in its orbit.
Earth will have a second 'tiny moon' for two months
It won't be there forever, but Earth will have a second moon when a small asteroid begins to orbit the planet later this month, space researchers have announced.
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NASA Creates Most Accurate Eclipse Maps Ever
Humanity has been able to predict solar eclipses for more than 2,000 years, but even in modern times, eclipse maps have been ...
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Earth Is Getting a New ‘Mini Moon’ for the Next Two Months, Astronomers Say
A roughly 33-foot-long asteroid called 2024 PT5 will chart a horseshoe-like path around our planet Shi En Kim Reporter In ...
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NASA Develops Process to Create Very Accurate Eclipse Maps
New NASA research reveals a process to generate extremely accurate eclipse maps, which plot the predicted path of the Moon’s ...
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Groundbreaking Maps of Magnetic Field in Sun's Atmosphere Revealed
The most powerful solar telescope on Earth has just given us a key to help unlock the magnetic mysteries of the Sun. Now, the ...
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Two distinct maps discovered in the brain
New research uncovers dual brain maps for spatial planning, with potential insights into neurological conditions like stroke.
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New Study Charts How Earth’s Global Temperature Has Drastically Changed Over the Past 485 Million Years, Driven by Carbon Dioxide
A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth’s ...
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New Research Suggests Ancient Earth Had Rings
The Earth: a ringed planet, much like Saturn, surrounded by a hula hoop of asteroids. The summit of Mount Everest: a tropical ...
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Google Maps Alternative Gets Massive Update With GPX Track Support
Magic Earth, often considered an underdog in the navigation space, has just received another massive update, this time with ...