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Earth has a secret space companion that followed us for 60 years

For the past 60 years, Earth has had a secret companion in space—a quasi-moon that has been sharing our planet’s orbit around ...
IFLScience

Why Earth’s Orbit Around The Sun Isn’t What You Think

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
The New York Times

Something Very Tiny Is Following Earth Around the Sun

The object, the latest “quasi-moon” detected by astronomers, could be with us for almost another 60 years. By Robin George Andrews The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as ...
WVEC

Planet revolutions and why the Earth needs leap years

NORFOLK, Va. — Each planet in our solar system takes a different amount of time to complete one orbit around the sun. For example, Mercury, being closest to the sun, takes just 88 Earth days to ...
Yahoo

Asteroid to orbit Earth as 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months: When you can see it

The moon will soon have a companion in Earth's orbit for a limited time. An Arjuna asteroid will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months starting Sept. 29, according to a study published in ...
WRAL

Earth at aphelion: why its hot when we are furthest from the Sun

Earth’s orbit around the Sun isn’t a perfect circle—it’s slightly elliptical. Each year, around July 2 or 3, Earth reaches its farthest point from the Sun, known as aphelion. Around January 2 or 3, ...