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Earth is getting a tiny new mini-moon. It won’t be the first (or the last)

Earth is going to have its very own mini-moon from September 29 until November 25. The regular Moon’s new, temporary friend is 2024 PT₅, an asteroid captured from the Arjuna asteroid group (called the “Arjunas”).

The Conversation

Watch NASA astronaut, 2 record-breaking cosmonauts head home to Earth on Sept. 23

A NASA astronaut and two record-setting Russian cosmonauts are set to head back to Earth on Monday (Sept. 23), and you can watch their homecoming live.

Space

Pep Guardiola: People want to see Man City wiped from face of the earth

City are facing the threat of a points deduction or even expulsion from the Premier League

The Independent UK

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What the 1st analysis of China's Chang'e 6 lunar far side samples revealed

In late June, the Chang'e 6 lunar lander returned to Earth with samples of the moon. Now, the first paper about these samples has been published.

Space

Volcano Were Blamed for the Greatest of Earth’s ‘Big Five’ Mass Extinctions — Scientists Might Have Been Wrong

A new study reveals that an El Niño weather pattern in the world’s major ocean added to climate chaos and led to extinctions spreading across the globe.

Inverse

'World-class': New £100 million golf course and resort expansion planned

PLANS for a new golf course and expansion to a remote resort in Argyll will cost upwards of £100 million, the owner has revealed ...

The National (Scotland)

Moonquakes could 'pose a possible hazard' to Artemis moon missions, study finds

Scientists have found a group of faults near the moon's south pole that could pose seismic hazards for NASA's Artemis Program of lunar exploration that seeks to establish a presence in the region.

Space

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Earth to get a mini-moon for two months, but what is it?

Earth will get its very own ‘mini-moon’ which will remain in orbit for two months later this year.

Al Jazeera

Why do some ants have wings and can fish count? Try our kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

The Guardian - UK

Science news this week: Spiders on Mars and an ancient Egyptian sword

Sept. 21, 2024: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

LiveScience

September 21st becomes one of the most popular wedding dates thanks to Earth Wind & Fire song

‘Pop culture can influence wedding dates,’ executive says

The Independent UK

Helldivers 2's official Super Earth National Anthem has me so full of patriotic ardor, I feel like marching in the street

Citizens rise! Liberty rise! Super Earth rise!

PC Gamer

Boeing Space & Defense chief Ted Colbert is leaving: reports

Ted Colbert will no longer be CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, according to media reports.

Space

India aims for 2028 launch of Venus orbiter as part of ambitious space roadmap

The Indian government has greenlit four high-profile space projects, including the highly anticipated Chandrayaan-4 moon sample return mission and the first space station module.

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Humans have long been a 'geophysical force on a planetary scale,' says philosopher Timothy Morton. That's neither good nor bad.

The person dubbed "the prophet of the Anthropocene" talks to Live Science about how they got this title, what the Anthropocene means, and why we need to stop trying to define when it started and accept that we've been in it for millennia.

Salon

Earth may have once had ring like Saturn

Researchers found evidence of asteroid debris belt in our planet's early history

Space

Astronaut captures stunning timelapse of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS from ISS (video)

A video filmed by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick shows a rare glimpse of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as seen from the International Space Station.

Space

Meet the SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts launching to the International Space Station Sept. 26

A two-person crew, instead of the usual four that fly on a SpaceX Crew Dragon, are about to launch to the International Space Station.

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Inverse

Earth Is Just Days Away From Gaining A “Mini-Moon” — Meet Asteroid 2024 PT5

A recently-discovered asteroid will soon become a mini-moon of Earth, and it will hang around until Thanksgiving.

GamesRadar

DC reveals its full slate of December 2024 comics and covers featuring Superman, Batman, the Justice League, Santa Claus, and more

DC's full December 2024 solicitations are here

The Conversation

Why can’t it always be summer? It’s all about the Earth’s tilt

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

Space

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea (video)

SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Sept. 20), sending the spacecraft aloft from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Space

Who is Knull? An introduction to 'Venom: The Last Dance's big Marvel villain

The third Venom movie is almost here, and its latest trailer has unveiled the villain in the shadows: Knull, the King in Black.

Space

Black hole 'bullets' fired at Mars could reveal more about dark matter

Tiny black hole "bullets" left over from the Big Bang could be passing through Mars at speeds in excess of 7,000 times the speed of sound, causing the Red Planet to "wobble."

Space

Europe's Hera probe to launch Oct. 7 to inspect asteroid NASA smacked in 2022

Europe's Hera mission to the asteroid Dimorphos, which NASA's DART probe hit in September 2022, has arrived at its launch site in Florida ahead of its planned Oct. 7 liftoff.

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