Remember the 'mini-moon' last year? Study finds it was likely just a chunk of the actual moon
A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more ...
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Saturn disappears behind the moon in stunning telescope photo
On Jan. 4, Saturn briefly hid behind the crescent moon, escaping the view of skywatchers in Europe, Africa, western Russia ...
School bus-sized asteroid found to be fragment of the Moon
In August 2024, the ATLAS telescope in South Africa discovered asteroid 2024 PT5, a ten-meter-wide space rock roughly the ...
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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 ...
Earth’s temporary mini-moon might have actually been a piece of the Moon
New research suggests that Earth's recent mini-moon might have originated as part of our actual moon long, long ago.
Here is when you can see the first full moon of 2025, the Wolf Moon
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The first full moon of 2025 is the called the Wolf Moon. It will be rising into the night sky this week.
Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an ...
14-year-old student in central China builds telescope to observe moon craters
The student, named Ma Junhe, dreamed of exploring the moon from a young age. After learning about telescope construction ...
New Moons In 2025: The Darkest Nights For Stargazing This Year
Generally, the nights of and near the new moon – when the moon is not illuminated – are better for most stargazing experiences. Here are the dates of new moons this year.
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The Sky This Week from January 24 to 31: The Moon mingles with Antares
The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope creates largest photomosaic ever made of "train wreck" Andromeda galaxy with over 2.5 billion pixels
The magnificent Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31), stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way, and ...