A mysterious rock orbiting Earth appears to be a chunk of the moon that was blasted away by a meteorite
An artist's illustration of near-Earth asteroid Kamo`oalewa floating in space between the moon and our planet. Addy Graham/University of Arizona A space rock with a peculiar orbit may be a floating piece of the moon. Scientists had thought moon rocks weren't able to stay in orbit after a meteorite…
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