You’ve never heard of Cruithne? Well, that’s not terribly surprising. It’s a tiny object, roughly 3 miles (5km) in diameter. This is a bit larger than what we normally consider a near-Earth asteroid ...

Duncan Forgan, a research fellow at the University of St. Andrews, recently wrote in The Conversation about Earth's "second moon". While this is a sexy title that others have used in the past, it's ...

We all know and love the moon. We’re so assured that we only have one that we don’t even give it a specific name. It’s just The Moon. But the moon is not the Earth’s only natural satellite. Here’s ...

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We all know and love the moon. We’re so assured that we only have one that we don’t even give it a specific name. It is the brightest object in the night sky, and amateur astronomers take great ...

Stepping stone to human mission to a near-Earth asteroid. (Courtesy: NASA) The Earth’s “second moon” is the target of an innovative concept for a space mission. The proposal – put forward by a ...

This article was originally published on March 2, 2015. We all know and love the moon. We’re so assured that we only have one that we don’t even give it a specific name. It is the brightest object in ...

We all know and love the moon. We’re so assured that we only have one that we don’t even give it a specific name. It is the brightest object in the night sky, and amateur astronomers take great ...

Duncan is supported by the ECOGAL program, which is funded by a European Research Council Advanced Grant. He is a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Young Academy of Scotland, and a founding ...

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