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Scientists Identify Near-Earth Asteroid’s Birthplace
ExplorersWeb via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWhen scientists discovered the asteroid Kamo’oalewa in 2016, they almost immediately suspected it might have once been a part of the Moon. It’s a sound...
Was asteroid Kamo’oalewa blasted from this moon crater?
EarthSky· 14 hours agoMeet the lunar crater Giordano Bruno. It’s 13 miles (21 km) wide and located on the moon’s far side....
There's a new theory about how one of earth's 'quasi-moons' war born
Quartz· 1 day agoFor nearly a decade, a near-Earth asteroid named Kamo’oalewa has invoked speculation over how it...
During the solar system's chaotic era, Jupiter may have helped form Earth's moon
Space via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoEL chondrite meteorites come from the Athor family of asteroids, the progenitor of which was dumped...
Citizen scientists spot more than 1,000 new asteroids in old Hubble Telescope photos
Space via Yahoo News· 2 days agoCitizen scientists poring over old Hubble Telescope photos discovered a thousand previously unknown ...
During the solar system's chaotic era, Jupiter may have helped form Earth's moon
SPACE.com· 14 hours agoThis is the conclusion of some careful scientific detective work that has connected a type of...
New Research Points to Violent Origin of Enigmatic Earth 'Quasi-Moon'
Gizmodo· 1 day agoFor nearly a decade, a near-Earth asteroid named Kamo’oalewa has invoked speculation over how it...
NASA HQ picked their best photos of the year. Here are our 13 favorites.
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe mission was the first time the U.S. brought back a piece of an asteroid and a big moment for the...
Citizen scientists spot more than 1,000 new asteroids in old Hubble Telescope photos
SPACE.com· 2 days agoThe dotted white streak cutting across this photo of a faraway galaxy might seem like a nuisance for...
New Research Points to Violent Origin of Enigmatic Earth 'Quasi-Moon'
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFor nearly a decade, a near-Earth asteroid named Kamo’oalewa has invoked speculation over how it...