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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.

LA Times on MSN · 1d

What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon

Here’s what to know about our new, temporary celestial neighbor. Earth has a large gravitational pull. So it’s not uncommon for objects flying through space to be attracted to it or get caught up in an orbit — at which point they earn status as miniature moons. The same happens with objects purposefully placed in space, such as satellites.

NBC New York · 18h

Did you know Earth is set to have another moon in its orbit? Here's what that means

This new floating rock is only expected to orbit the Earth once, beginning its trip Sept. 29 before breaking off from its gravitational pull on Nov. 25.

Earth May Have Had Rings Like Saturn

CNET on MSN · 1d

Earth May Have Once Had a Saturn-Like Ring, New Study Says

The new study asserts that Earth's ring formed around 466 million years ago, and stuck around for around 40 million years before dissipating. Researchers say that the existence of such a ring would help solve several puzzles from Earth's past and that much of the data they collected supports its existence.

Time on MSN · 1d

Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn Once

“Over millions of years, material from this ring gradually fell to Earth, creating the spike in meteorite impacts observed in the geological record,” said Tomkins in a statement that accompanied the paper’s release. “We … see that layers in sedimentary rocks from this period contain extraordinary amounts of meteorite debris.”

BGR · 2d

Earth may have once had rings like Saturn

Earth may have had rings. At least that's what a new study published this month claims. Here's what we know so far.

Mysterious Doughnut-Shaped Structure Found Inside Earth

A doughnut-shaped structure almost 3,000 kilometers beneath our feet has been discovered by scientists, providing new clues ...

Live Science37m

Fossils from lush 53 million-year-old South Pole rainforest discovered in Tasmania

Researchers have identified 12 ancestral plant species from an early Eocene fossil assemblage in Tasmania that once formed part of a giant, circumpolar forest.

Daily Galaxy on MSN2d

Massive underground ocean found 700 km below Earth’s surface : Groundbreaking discovery stuns scientists

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that challenges our understanding of Earth's water cycle. A massive ...

Smithsonian Magazine19h

Did Earth Once Have a Ring Like Saturn? Geologists Find Evidence for a Halo of Orbiting Space Rocks 466 Million Years Ago

A ring could explain a mysterious arrangement of impact craters near the equator and might even have caused an ice age, ...

essanews.com on MSN1d

Earth's ancient rings: Scientists uncover cosmic mystery

Earth might have had a ring system in the past, similar to those of Saturn. Scientists drew these conclusions based on the ...

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