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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 ...
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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 ...
The Register-Guard

Mini-moon will soon orbit Earth. Here's everything you need to know about the asteroid

Earth will be "borrowing" an extra moon for nearly two months starting this week. An Arjuna asteroid will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months starting Sept. 29, according to a study ...
USA Today

Despite appearences from Earth's surface, the sun is larger than the moon | Fact check

A Dec. 28, 2023, Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims humanity's basic understanding of the solar system is flawed. "They say the sun is 400 times larger than the moon and that it only ...
NBC 6 South Florida

What happens during the winter solstice? Here's the science behind it

The winter solstice occurred Thursday at 10:27 p.m., making Friday the shortest day of the year with about 10 and a half hours of daylight versus the first day of summer, which has almost 14 hours of ...
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Astronomers just found four planets revolving around the second-closest star to Earth– but there’s a twist

In a new, groundbreaking discovery that has captivated the astronomy community, scientists have confirmed the presence of not one, but four small planets orbiting Barnard’s Star– the second-closest ...