We Might Have a New Mini-Moon Soon

We Might Have a New Mini-Moon Soon
By Nancy Atkinson

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 predicts the object will captured by Earth’s gravity in October 2020 and temporarily be trapped in orbit. But a few unusual characteristics of 2020 SO suggest it might not …

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September 29, 2020 at 09:16PM
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