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Not Quite a Mini-Moon

Given the similarity between asteroid 2024 PT5’s motion and that of our planet's, NASA scientists suspect that the object could be a large chunk of rock ejected from the Moon’s surface after an asteroid impact long ago. So while it’s not quite a “mini-moon,” this small near-Earth asteroid is an interesting object the agency plans to track with planetary radar.

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Astronauts Rubio and Berrios Speak During Hispanic Heritage Month

Chirag Parikh, Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the National Space Council, left, and NASA Astronauts Frank Rubio, center, and Marcos Berrios, right, speak at a staff engagement event that took place during a White House Hispanic Heritage month on Sept. 30, 2024.

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For more than 50 years, NASA satellites have provided data on Earth's land, water, air, temperature, and climate. NASA's Earth Information Center allows visitors to see how our planet is changing in six key areas: sea level rise and coastal impacts, health and air quality, wildfires, greenhouse gases, sustainable energy, and agriculture.

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The glacier’s Main Branch pulled away from a stabilizing rocky outcrop, while melting along the West Branch exposed “new gravelly real estate.”

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Hispanic Heritage Month

El pódcast en español de la NASA regresa con una nueva temporada

Para celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana, la NASA publica nuevos contenidos para Universo curioso de la NASA, el primer pódcast en español de la agencia, que inicia ahora su segunda temporada.

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Diseño del pódcast Universo curioso de la NASA, el primer pódcast en español de la agencia.
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