Kissing moons may explain why Earth's moon is so large
The larger moons of Pluto and Earth likely formed through a collisional process with Charon and our moon, respectively, ...
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What If Earth Had Two Moons?
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How did Pluto’s large moon Charon form? With a ‘kiss,’ scientists say
Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a ...
UGA student suggestion to name Earth quasi-moon after Roman goddess wins global contest
Look to the sky – and ask Bulldog nation for support – and one of Earth's quasi-moons gets a cool new name, thanks to ...
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Earth's moon could've had Saturn-like rings, new study hints
A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the ...
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Astronomers have for decades tried to figure out how Pluto captured its largest moon. Now, there’s a new theory
Scientists have long theorized that Charon formed much like Earth’s moon ... (Pluto has four smaller moons besides Charon.) For example, Mars is orbited by two tiny potato-shaped moons called ...
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UGA student wins contest to name one of Earth's quasi-moons
UGA sophomore Clay Chilcutt won a contest to help name one of Earth's quasi-moons. In May 2024, the radio show Radiolab and ...
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UGA student wins contest to name one of Earth's quasi-moons
A University of Georgia sophomore has won a contest to name one of Earth's quasi-moons ... I did all the research for it because I personally found it interesting. It is truly an honor to have ...