The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel May 19, 2026 • 15:45

Earth’s Second Moon Could Be a Lost Piece of the Moon, Scientists Say - The Daily Galaxy

By Lydia Amazouz

A tiny asteroid orbiting Earth could be a piece of the moon, and a spacecraft is about to reveal the truth.

For decades, astronomers have tracked a small group of space rocks that share Earth’s orbit around the sun. Among them, Asteroid 2016 HO3 and the well-known quasi-satellite Kamo’oalewa have sparked i… [+3029 chars]

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Earth’s Second Moon Could Be a Lost Piece of the Moon, Scientists Say - The Daily Galaxy

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