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September 23, 2020 04:59 pm GMT

Earth's new mini-moon may actually be 1960s space junk

A new mini-moon on its way into Earth's orbit, first thought to be a small asteroid, may turn out to just be large hunk of space junk. Scientists first observed the object, dubbed 2020 SO, last month using the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS)at Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii. Further analysis suggests that it…

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