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1 month ago
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Europe's Gaia Telescope Spots Hundreds of Hidden, Lurking Moons

The European Space Agency's Gaia mission discovered hundreds of potential moons orbiting over 350 previously unknown asteroids, providing insights into the solar system's formation and evolution. [ more ]
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1 month ago
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These 352 Asteroids Likely Have Cute Little Moonlets

The Gaia spacecraft identified 352 asteroid systems with their own orbiting moons, known as binary asteroids, using precise motion data. [ more ]
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