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Discovery on the moon no one was prepared for

What China found on the Moon has raised serious questions. During a historic mission, China made a surprising discovery on the surface of the Moon. Scientists were not expecting this, and the ...
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NASA says water has been spotted on the sunlit surface of the moon

NASA announced it has discovered water on the sunlit surface on the moon. NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) confirmed on Monday that for the first time, water on the ...
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A New 'Quasi-Moon' Has Been Discovered Near Earth and Will Stick Around for Another 60 Years

Scientists out of a Hawaii observatory reportedly discovered the new quasi-moon on Aug. 29 It is believed that the new moon will stick around for another 60 years A new “quasi-moon” has been found ...
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Fact Check: What we know about Earth's supposed 'second moon' that astronomers discovered

As of late 2025, NASA had confirmed the existence of a temporary second moon that would remain in orbit next to Earth until 2083. Astronomers discovered a "quasi-satellite" of Earth, also known as a ...
The Atlantic

No One Actually Knows What a Moon Is

In August, an amateur French astronomer, Adrien Coffinet, messaged an email list dedicated to asteroid and comet research with an announcement. He’d identified a new quasi-moon: “2025 PN7 seems to be ...
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OTD In Space - December 23: Giovanni Cassini Discovers Saturn's Moon Rhea

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Dec. 23, 1672, Italian astronomer Giovanni Cassini discovered Rhea, Saturn’s second-largest moon. Rhea is made up of rock and ...