'Dinky' asteroid imaged by NASA has ultra-rare double moon, study confirms

'Dinky' asteroid imaged by NASA has ultra-rare double moon, study confirms | Why can we sometimes see the moon in broad daylight? | 'Vanishing' stars may be turning into black holes without going supernova, new study hints Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( May 30, 2024 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [X](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] ['Dinky' asteroid imaged by NASA has ultra-rare double moon, study confirms]( (NASA/Goddard/SwRI/Johns Hopkins APL/NOIRLab) ['Dinky' asteroid imaged by NASA has ultra-rare double moon, study confirms]( Researchers have proposed a model for how a double moon named Selam formed around the tiny asteroid Dinkinesh. This is the first "contact binary" moon ever discovered, scientists say. [Read More]( [] Life's Little Mysteries [] [Why can we sometimes see the moon in broad daylight?]( (Getty Images) [Why can we sometimes see the moon in broad daylight?]( The daytime moon is visible almost every day of the month, except those closest to the full moon and new moon. Here's why the moon and sun often share the daytime sky. [Read More]( [] Astronomy & Astrophysics [] ['Vanishing' stars may be turning into black holes without going supernova, new study hints]( (ESO/L. Calçada) ['Vanishing' stars may be turning into black holes without going supernova, new study hints]( Stars that vanish from the sky may be collapsing directly into black holes without going supernova first, a new study of a bizarre binary star system suggests. [Read More]( [] Your Brain [] [How people without 'inner voices' could help reveal the mysteries of consciousness]( (fizkes/Shutterstock) [How people without 'inner voices' could help reveal the mysteries of consciousness]( The lack of an inner monologue seems linked to a lower ability to recall words and predict their sounds. [Read More]( [] Animals [] [Mutant blue-eyed cicadas discovered outside Chicago during rare double brood event]( (The Field Museum) [Mutant blue-eyed cicadas discovered outside Chicago during rare double brood event]( Most of the periodical cicadas emerging across the eastern U.S. in this year's rare dual emergence event have blood-red eyes, but sightings of blue-eyed variants have recently been reported. [Read More]( [] [Nightmarish 'footballfish' washes up dead on US beach in potential 1st-of-its-kind occurrence]( [Nightmarish 'footballfish' washes up dead on US beach in potential 1st-of-its-kind occurrence]( (Seaside Aquarium) A female Pacific footballfish was found dead on an Oregon beach. It is currently unclear what killed the alien-looking creature and how it was dragged up from the depths. Full Story: [Live Science]( (5/30) [] Daily Quiz [] How many volcanic eruptions have there been on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula since March 2021? (Learn the answer [here](.) [Vote]( [3]( [Vote]( [4]( [Vote]( [5]( [Vote]( [8](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( [Future]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036