Earth’s ‘second moon’ pictured for the first time

It's called 469219 Kamo'oalewa, Hawaiian for 'wobbling celestial object'.
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China’s Tianwen-2 probe takes first close-up image and prepares to collect sample from Earth’s quasi-moon Kamoʻoalewa

China's Tianwen-2 mission has now officially reached Kamooalewa, a "quasi-satellite" of Earth that generally sits a few tens ...

In Deep Space, China Meets Earth’s ‘Amazing’ Quasi-Moon

A Chinese spacecraft has captured the first image of the asteroid Kamo‘oalewa. By Robin George Andrews This week, astronomers ...

China’s Tianwen-2 Reaches Earth’s Quasi-Moon and Prepares to Grab a Sample

The probe will conduct a detailed scientific survey of the asteroid and send a sample back to Earth for further analysis.

Could this asteroid be a piece of the Moon? A Chinese spacecraft is about to find out

The Moon is not the only natural object travelling through space alongside Earth. Several small asteroids travel around the Sun in near lockstep with our planet. And just like Earth, these space rocks ...
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What will happen to Earth’s moon in the far future?

Every time I see the moon in the sky, it makes me happy. Our natural satellite is so familiar it’s easy to take it for ...