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Earth bids farewell to its temporary 'mini moon' that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon (phys.org)
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[–] zerozaku@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

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

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Nobody tell Alan Davies.

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

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