How NASA's Lunar Trailblazer will make a looping voyage to the moon
Before arriving at the moon, the small satellite mission will use the gravity of the sun, Earth, and moon over several months ...
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The Moon
The Moon is a lot smaller and closer to Earth than the Sun. The Moon orbits close orbitAn orbit is a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one. the Earth.
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Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
Kareta and members of his team at Lowell Observatory, who study near-Earth asteroids on close orbits, were already observing the object before anyone dubbed it a potential mini-moon. To ensure ...
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Asteroid impact carved two Grand Canyon-sized valleys on the Moon in under 10 minutes
Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...
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Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on the far side of the moon formed within 10 minutes, scientists say
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