Published 4 years ago

Earth Is About to Capture a Minimoon, But There's Something Odd About This One

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We all know and love our Moon. It's been Earth's constant companion for billions of years, a mainstay of the skies. But it's not our only companion.

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CTV News

'Minimoon' approaching Earth may be 'space junk' from 1966 rocket launch

A small asteroid that scientists project could orbit Earth until next spring might actually be ‘space junk’ from a rocket discarded during the 1966 Surveyor 2 moon lander program.

4 years ago·Canada

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Global News

‘Mini-moon’ set to join Earth might be a rock — or something more

Some astronomers suspect the potential 'mini-moon' was built on Earth many years ago.

4 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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c|net

New 'mini-moon' set to be captured by Earth might just be space junk

That's no moon.

4 years ago·New York, United States

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Sky News UK

New mini-moon about to join Earth's orbit believed to be discarded part of rocket

Astronomers have identified a new mini-moon about to join Earth's orbit - however it's believed to be manmade space junk.

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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Russia Today [🇷🇺-affiliated]

Blast from the past? Earth to gain new MINIMOON and it could be the remains of an old rocket

Stargazing scientists have spotted an object en route to Earth which they say is highly likely to take up orbit for roughly a year, thus becoming a so-called ‘minimoon’. They also suspect they may have seen it before...Every once in a blue moon, pardon the pun, a small object becomes trapped in Earth's gravity for an extended stay in the planet's orbit before eventually jetting back off into the solar system. More often than not, we earthlings a…

4 years ago·Russian Federation

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