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Earth bids farewell to its temporary 'mini moon' that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon

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Submitted ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨neme@lemm.ee⁩ to ⁨astronomy@mander.xyz⁩

https://phys.org/news/2024-11-earth-farewell-temporary-mini-moon.html

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  • zerozaku@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What?! Nobody told me that we got a new moon.

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    • acockworkorange@mander.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      We literally did, you just weren’t paying attention. That should teach you!

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  • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nobody tell Alan Davies.

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  • TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m amazed that we can detect a 10 m wide object at 4 million km away. Let alone track its trajectory.

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