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Scientists have identified a second, mini-moon orbiting our planet that has probably only been around for about 100 years, reports NASA. This second moon looks to be a recently captured asteroid, and like a mistress, its subtle dance with Earth may be fleeting, only sticking around for a few centuries.
The asteroid's loops around Earth drift a little ahead or behind from year to year, but when they drift too far forward or backward, Earth's gravity is just strong enough to reverse the drift and hold onto the asteroid so that it never wanders farther away than about 100 times the distance of the moon,
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: GeauxHomeYoureDrunk
120 x 300 what?
Meters, miles, inches?
originally posted by: Meldionne1
How big is this " small moon ?" ...
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: GeauxHomeYoureDrunk
Wonder what its made of?
Could it have been a portion of our own Moon that's somehow been blown off and into another orbit?
Or did Earth capture the thing?
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: GeauxHomeYoureDrunk
Wonder what its made of?
Could it have been a portion of our own Moon that's somehow been blown off and into another orbit?
Or did Earth capture the thing?
originally posted by: SummerRain
It's obviously made from alien star stuff. Like our moon, which is metal and hollow. Don't you know anythings!!!11
As per the artivle it's an asteroid, caught in the orbit of the earth. And very far away. As I'm sure a lot of satellites are.
Bam, we're an alien machine trap, I knew it !!
The quasi-satellite was given the label of asteroid 2016 HO3, though surely it ought to be in line for a more charismatic title sometime soon. Scientists also assure that the space rock is no threat to our planet or to our main squeeze, the moon.
originally posted by: GeauxHomeYoureDrunk
originally posted by: SummerRain
It's obviously made from alien star stuff. Like our moon, which is metal and hollow. Don't you know anythings!!!11
As per the artivle it's an asteroid, caught in the orbit of the earth. And very far away. As I'm sure a lot of satellites are.
Bam, we're an alien machine trap, I knew it !!
It could be Dr. Evil.
Maybe Mini-Me wanted his own Mini Death Star!
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: GeauxHomeYoureDrunk
Wonder what its made of?
Could it have been a portion of our own Moon that's somehow been blown off and into another orbit?
Or did Earth capture the thing?