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How to watch that weird mini-moon that might be space junk fly by Earth – CNET
Asteroid? NASA rocket booster? A small object known as 2020 SO will pass close to Earth and you can watch it live starting Monday, Nov. 30.
This photo from 1964 shows a Centaur upper-stage rocket. Space object 2020 SO might be one of these.
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Tell the moon not to get jealous. Earth has another satellite right now, but it’s only a temporary fling. The exact identity of the object, named 2020 SO, is still a lingering question, but you can watch it on Monday, Nov. 30, when it gets close to Earth. The Virtual Telescope Project will livestream the flyby.
The Earth’s gravitational pull captured the object into our planet’s orbit earlier…
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