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Earth’s ‘Minimoon’ Is About to Leave Us Forever – ExtremeTech
According to astronomers, Earth’s latest artificial satellite is about to become a former satellite as it prepares to zip off into the inky blackness of space.
Late last summer, Earth picked up a new moon. No, you didn’t just miss seeing it in the night sky — this was a so-called “minimoon.” Earth’s gravity occasionally snags passing space rocks, holding them in irregular orbits before they fly off. With the object known as 2020 SO, it was more of a homecoming. Scientists confirmed 2020 SO was actually a discarded rocket booster from the 1960s, but it’s not here to stay. According to astronomers, Earth’s latest artificial satellite is about to become a…
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