Earth's cosmic neighbourhood is more dynamic than imagined, hosting temporary 'mini-moons' captured by gravity and 'quasi-moons' in resonant orbits. These transient visitors, unlike our permanent Moon,

Astronomers recently detected a stray quasi-moon in our planet’s orbit, but it's hardly the first stowaway to hang out around Earth. Unlike the Earth's moon, quasi-moons are not gravitationally bound to our planet. Some may be asteroids, which orbit the ...

Discover the simple science behind why a lunar eclipse follows a solar eclipse. Learn about the Moon's tilted orbit and how these celestial alignments occur in pairs.

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