Science
Earth has captured a new satellite for at least a few months – SlashGear
The Earth has captured something interesting in its gravity that will orbit our planet for a few months before it escapes and ultimately ends up in a solar orbit….
The Earth has captured something interesting in its gravity that will orbit our planet for a few months before it escapes and ultimately ends up in a solar orbit. The object it has captured isn’t an asteroid. It’s believed to be the Centaur upper stage rocket booster that helped pushed Surveyor 2 toward the moon in 1966. The object was first detected by the Pan-STARRS1 survey telescope on Maui in September.
The telescope noticed that the object followed a slightly but distinctly curved path in the…
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