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Deep Dive: Rubin telescope should find more of Earth's mysterious 'mini-moons' — including some we can study up close

Ran in the Morning edition of LivePulse, Monday, October 26, 2026
Original reporting: Space.com · Andrew Jones, 2026-10-26

Earth almost always has more than one moon. The others are just very small, and they never stay long — but they could provide accessible and unique insights into the solar system. Temporary satellites, or mini-moons, are small asteroids that wander into Earth’s neighborhood and get captured briefly by our planet’s gravity.

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