Earth has a new mini-moon: a 1-metre space rock named 2026 QQ8 was pulled into orbit around our planet in April, was spotted in August, and will stay until about Dec…

Earth has acquired a temporary companion in space, but it will not stay for long. A small space rock named 2026 QQ8 was ...

How to nuke an asteroid, and more…

What a fresh lunar crater reveals about incoming asteroids — and how we can nuke them In the spring of 2024, the Lunar ...
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Asteroid 2026 QQ8, a Likely Temporary Earth "Mini-Moon," Is Ruled a Natural Object

The Minor Planet Center had put off assigning a designation to 2026 QQ8 while it was unclear whether the object was space junk or natural. We look at the September and October follow-up observations ...

Astronomers Discover Earth Has Been Hiding A Second ‘Mini-Moon’ For Months

Earth has a second moon now. Unfortunately, it's not nearly as impressive as the one we've been looking at for billions of ...
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EQS-News: First close-up asteroid image as ESA spacecraft built by OHB approaches historic rendezvous with the Didymos system

EQS-News: OHB SE / Key word(s): Miscellaneous First close-up asteroid image as ESA spacecraft built by OHB approaches historic rendezvous ...