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We Might Have a New Mini-Moon Soon – Universe Today
Is it a new asteroid mini–moon or a human-made mini-moon? That’s the question about a small object approaching Earth, called 2020 SO. NASA’s Small Body Database…
Is it a new asteroid mini–moon or a human-made mini-moon? Thats the question about a small object approaching Earth, called 2020 SO. NASAs Small Body Database predicts the object will captured by Earths gravity in October 2020 and temporarily be trapped in orbit.
But a few unusual characteristics of 2020 SO suggest it might not be a small asteroid, like the two previously known temporary mini-moons that have briefly orbited our planet. Instead, this new object might in fact be an old object fro…
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