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Asteroid to orbit Earth as 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months

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.

Forbes on MSN · 11h

Temporary ‘Mini-Moon’ Will Begin Orbit Around Earth Next Week: What To Know

Earth will temporarily get a second moon next week when a tiny asteroid begins its two month orbit around the planet, though researchers say the space rock likely won’t be visible without the help of a professional telescope.

NBC New York · 9h

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.

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Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites wreak havoc in Earth’s orbit, blocking deep space observations, scientists say

New Starlink satellites’ radiation leaks are 30 times as large as those emitted by older satellites, scientists discover ...

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SpaceX launches European Galileo satellites to medium Earth orbit

SpaceX launched Falcon 9, carrying the European Commission's Galileo L13 mission Tuesday, to deliver its navigation satellite ...

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Bengaluru Start-up Unveils Groundbreaking Low Earth Orbit Satellite

Bellatrix Aerospace, a Bengaluru-based start-up, has unveiled an ultra low earth orbit satellite capable of operating at 200 ...

Earth Is Getting a Second Moon; Here’s What’s Causing This Odd Phenomenon

"Asteroids that fail to escape Earth's gravity and end up orbiting the planet for a time are referred to as mini-moons," The ...

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Starlink Satellites Risk Blotting Out Radio Telescopes, Astronomers Warn

The excess radio emissions from Starlink satellites threatens to hinder observations through radio telescopes, astronomers in ...

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FAA fining SpaceX for trivia but not Boeing for putting astronauts at risk, says Elon Musk

Elon Musk lashed out at the FAA for “fining SpaceX for trivia” but not taking any action against Boeing “for putting ...

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Starlink's new satellites emit 30x more radio interference than before, drowning cosmic signals

V2 sats beam 10M times brighter noise, hampering telescopes The second generation of Starlink satellites being lobbed into ...

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