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Goodnight moon! Astronomers snap photo of Earth's departing mini-moon

Astronomers used the Two-meter Twin Telescope to catch a "see-you-soon" image of the asteroid 2024 PT5 as it ended its stint as Earth's second moon on Monday (Nov. 25).

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Earth's mini-moon has finally departed. Will it ever return as a 'second moon?'

Asteroid 2024 PT5 didn't stick around for Thanksgiving, but don't be sad. It will be back... but will it ever be a second moon again?

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Earth Bids Goodbye to Its 'Mini-Moon,' as Astronomers Investigate Where Our Planet's Asteroid Companion Came From

After almost two months of companionship, Earth has just lost its “mini-moon.” On Monday, the asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5 was tugged away from our planet and resumed its course in the sun’s orbit once more.

Earth is saying goodbye to its mini moon – but don’t fret, it’ll be back

Earth will say goodbye to an asteroid that has acted as a mini moon for the past two months. But astronomers say it will return again soon.

Earth's mini 'second moon' is disappearing into space

The Earth's 'mini moon' is about to head off into space after being spotted near the planet in the last couple of months.

Earth bids farewell to its temporary ‘mini moon’: What it was, and where it’s going

Currently, more than 2 million miles away, the object is too small and faint to see without a powerful telescope.

MIT Technology Review2h

The Download: uncertainty over NASA’s moon rocket, and what’s next for nuclear

What’s next for NASA’s giant moon rocket? NASA’s huge lunar rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), might be in trouble. As ...

How the Moon can save Earth

The Moon also offers a handy site for an offworld seed repository of Earth’s plant life, much like the Svalbard Global Seed ...

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Say Goodbye to the Earth's Second Moon As It Leaves Before Thanksgiving

Earth is about to bid farewell to its temporary celestial companion as asteroid 2024 PT5 prepares to depart our orbit on ...

MIT Technology Review5h

What’s next for NASA’s giant moon rocket?

The Space Launch System is facing fresh calls for cancelation, but still has a key role to play in NASA’s return to the moon.

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The moon eclipses bright blue star Spica early on Nov. 27. Here's how to see it

A waning crescent moon will creep closer and closer to Spica until the star's light is extinguished in the blink of an eye on ...

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Earth's '2nd moon' escapes our planet's orbit — will it ever return?

The mini-moon 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for two months and is likely a chunk of the moon, will now drift away ...

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Rare ‘black new moon’ to occur in December 2024 double new moon month

The month begins with the new moon phase on Sunday, Dec. 1, at 12:21 a.m. CST, according to the 2024 lunar calendar. Midway ...

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This New Moon in Sagittarius Baño Will Renew Your Optimism

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