Earth Now Has Two Moons; Mini Moon Makes a Surprise Appearance in the Sky | Mini Moon in Space
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While we were observing a single Moon in the night sky, Earth already had another companion. It joined it in the spring, but astronomers only noticed its presence in August. And even then, they couldn't immediately determine what was actually moving near our planet. Today, it's clear. Earth's gravity captured a tiny asteroid, which temporarily became our second moon.
Earth has only had one moon for so long. But now a baby moon has joined Earth. Temporarily trapped in Earth's gravitational field...
The Earth has captured a mini-temporal moon, 2026 QQ8, one metre kidney orbit. It will leave in December and does not pose any risk.The news The Earth has a new mini-temporal moon: 2026 QQ8, the size of a person and a kidney orbit was originally published on Wwwhatsnew.com by Natalia Polo.
A space rock of only 1 metre spins around the Earth since April, trapped by the gravity of the planet. The object is called 2026 QQ8 and is the newest mini moon
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