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Earth’s Moon to have a mini companion for two months

September 14, 2024September 14, 2024 - by cmedia

#Moon, #MiniMoon, #Asteroid, #DoubleMoon, #NASA IBNS-CMEDIA: In a rare event, Earth’s lone satellite Moon will have a temporary companion for about two months, as our planet’s gravity will capture a wandering asteroid from September …

Asteroid will pass in front of bright star Betelgeuse to produce a rare eclipse visible to millions

December 10, 2023December 10, 2023 - by cmedia

#Asteroid; #Betelgeuse; #RareEclipse To compete in a race against the clock and each other, 18 student teams built complicated contraptions for the annual Invention Challenge at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, …

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx brings first asteroid sample on Earth after years of anticipation, hard work

September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 - by cmedia

#NASA, #OSIRISREx, #Asteroid IBNS: After years of anticipation and hard work by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer) team, a capsule of rocks and dust collected …