What makes the probe so speedy?
orbit
When the asteroid flies towards us again in November 2018, it will be 105 times the average lunar distance away
Keep an eye to the sky from January next year
A minuscule slowing of the Earth’s rotation over years appears to be linked to an increase in major quakes
The exoplanet has been given the clunky label OGLE-2016-BLG-1190Lb
Flat-earthers might be disappointed...
Part of a long-term project to send humans to Mars, the NASA-led programme will see the two countries working to create a crewed spaceport in lunar orbit