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  2. Claimed moons of Earth - Wikipedia

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    Although the Moon is Earth's only natural satellite, there are a number of near-Earth objects (NEOs) with orbits that are in resonance with Earth. These have been called "second" moons of Earth or "minimoons". [2] [3] 469219 Kamoʻoalewa, an asteroid discovered on 27 April 2016, is possibly the most stable quasi-satellite of Earth. [4]

  3. Earth's orbit - Wikipedia

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    The point towards which the Earth in its solar orbit is directed at any given instant is known as the "apex of the Earth's way". [4] [5] From a vantage point above the north pole of either the Sun or Earth, Earth would appear to revolve in a counterclockwise direction around the Sun. From the same vantage point, both the Earth and the Sun would ...

  4. List of natural satellites - Wikipedia

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    Earth has one Moon, the largest moon of any rocky planet in the Solar System and the largest body typically described as a moon that orbits anything in hydrostatic equilibrium in relation to the primary object by mass and diameter other than Charon and Pluto, the latter two being dwarf planets revolving around each other. Earth also has more ...

  5. Orrery - Wikipedia

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    A tellurion will show the Earth with the Moon revolving around the Sun. It will use the angle of inclination of the equator from the table above to show how it rotates around its own axis. It will show the Earth's Moon, rotating around the Earth. [23] A lunarium is designed to show the complex motions of the Moon as it revolves around the Earth.

  6. Earth ring theory may shed light on an unexplained ancient ...

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    Earth may have had a ring made up of a broken asteroid over 400 million years ago, a study finds. ... gravitational pull could have formed a Saturn-like ring around the planet about 466 million ...

  7. Earth's rotation - Wikipedia

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    Earth's movement along its nearly circular orbit while it is rotating once around its axis requires that Earth rotate slightly more than once relative to the fixed stars before the mean Sun can pass overhead again, even though it rotates only once (360°) relative to the mean Sun. [n 5] Multiplying the value in rad/s by Earth's equatorial ...

  8. FACT CHECK: Are ‘Strange Experiments’ Causing Optical Rings ...

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    A post on X claims that “strange experiments” are causing rings to be seen around the sun in a photograph of the Arizona sky. Verdict: False This is called a “solar halo.” This is a ...

  9. Orbit of the Moon - Wikipedia

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    When viewed from the celestial north, the nodes move clockwise around Earth, opposite to Earth's own spin and its revolution around the Sun. An eclipse of the Moon or Sun can occur when the nodes align with the Sun, roughly every 173.3 days. Lunar orbit inclination also determines eclipses; shadows cross when nodes coincide with full and new ...