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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNTwo of the Moon’s Grand Canyons Were Formed in Just Ten Violent Minutes, New Study SuggestsScientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...
PT5, which almost became a temporary mini-moon to Earth, was recently found to be a broken-off part of the moon itself. This ...
Since the Moon does not have an atmosphere like the Earth to slow down asteroids, a potential impact by the giant space rock ...
2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 ...
For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...
Last year, a pair of researchers claimed that the shockwaves of the shutdown could be felt as far as the moon, causing a ...
A research team has discovered another piece ... of a collision between the early Earth and the protoplanet Theia. New measurements indicate that the Moon formed from material ejected from the ...
Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August ... a school-bus-size space rock named 2024 PT5 gained fame as Earth’s new “mini-moon.” Astronomers rushed to study the ...
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ScienceAlert on MSNThe Pandemic Did Not Affect The Moon After All, Scientists SayCan a global pandemic affect temperatures on the Moon? A 2024 study linked worldwide lockdowns with a drop in heat radiation ...
Now it could contribute new insights to asteroid ... thought to originate from the moon. Asteroid 469219 Kamo'oalewa was found in 2016 with an Earth-like orbit around the sun, indicating that ...
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ScienceAlert on MSNOur Moon Was Geologically Active Just a 'Hot Minute' Ago, Study FindsOur planet's Moon might look dead and stagnant from our vantage point here on Earth, but a new study suggests it was moving about just a 'hot minute' ago.
New research suggests the Moon still lives and that it isn't just a hunk of dead, cooled molten rock like scientists used to ...
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