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Kamoʻoalewa: Breakaway Asteroid and Quasi-Moon 0 (0)

The asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa isn’t exactly Earth’s second moon. But it’s been circling our world for centuries: and near Earth’s orbit for much longer. Now scientists say they’ve traced the asteroid back to Giordano Bruno crater on the Moon. I’ll … Continue reading

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