Minimoon SO 2020, a rocket booster that has been orbiting Earth for about 60 years, will drift off forever next month. Source: https://www.livescience.com/farewell-minimoon-so-2020.html
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Date and times of moon phases in 2021
Find out when the next new moon, 1st quarter moon, full moon or last quarter moon will occur in 2021. Source: https://earthsky.org/moon-phases/2021-moon-phases-calendar-dates-and-times…
2020 in review: Earth acquired a minimoon the size of a 6-year-old
An object spotted near Earth in January has since been confirmed as a temporary moon around 1.2 metres long that has now drifted away Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833130-200-2020-in-review-earth-acquired-a-minimoon-the-size-of-a-6-year-old/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Mysterious minimoon circling Earth is actually a 1960s rocket booster
It’s official: Earth’s minimoon is human made. Source: https://www.livescience.com/mysterious-minimoon-is-rocket-booster.html
Scientists characterize second known minimoon
Astronomers using data collected with the Lowell Discovery Telescope (LDT) have helped to characterize only the second known minimoon of Earth, a newly discovered asteroid with the designation 2020 CD3, or CD3 for short. The LDT observations helped to clarify both the rotation rate and the orbit of this diminutive body, the latter of which helped prove that CD3 is a…
Earth had a minimoon for nearly three years before it drifted away
Astronomers spotted a minimoon orbiting Earth in February and have confirmed it was there for nearly three years before drifting away. We should be able to find many more like it in the future Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2260487-earth-had-a-minimoon-for-nearly-three-years-before-it-drifted-away/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Earth’s new minimoon might be a rocket humans launched into space in the 1960s
Earth has a small new moon coming, but it might have been made by people in the 1960s. It will take closer observations to know for sure. Source: https://www.livescience.com/minimoon-human-made.html
Temporary ‘minimoon’ found in Earth’s orbit
A tiny natural satellite that may have been in orbit for as long as three years has been spotted by scientists. There’s no denying that our planet’s o… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/334976/temporary-minimoon-found-in-earths-orbit…
Possible new ‘minimoon’ discovered orbiting Earth
Astronomers discovered a ‘minimoon’ that’s been orbiting Earth for about three years, and may soon leave our planet’s orbit. Source: https://www.livescience.com/mini-moon-discovered.html
Fireball may have been an orbiting ‘minimoon’
Scientists have discovered new evidence of a temporary moon burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere. When a space object ventures close to our planet, so… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/332633/fireball-may-have-been-an-orbiting-minimoon…