Current Events > The Earth has a new mini-moon (about the size of a car)

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Exeggcute 02/26/20 4:46:22 PM #1:	*Earth might have a tiny new moon.* On 19 February, astronomers at the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona spotted a dim object moving quickly across the sky. Over the next few days, researchers at six more observatories around the world watched the object, designated 2020 CD3, and calculated its orbit, confirming that it has been gravitationally bound to Earth for about three years. An announcement posted by the Minor Planet Center, which monitors small bodies in space, states that no link to a known artificial object has been found, implying that *it is most likely an asteroid caught by Earths gravity as it passed by.* This is just the second asteroid known to have been captured by our planet as a mini-moon the first, 2006 RH120, hung around between September 2006 and June 2007 before escaping. Our new moon is probably between 1.9 and 3.5 metres across, or roughly the size of a car, making it no match for Earths primary moon. It circles our planet about once every 47 days on a wide, oval-shaped orbit that mostly swoops far outside the larger moons path. The orbit isnt stable, so eventually 2020 CD3 will be flung away from Earth. It is heading away from the Earth-moon system as we speak, says Grigori Fedorets at Queens University Belfast in the UK, and it looks likely it will escape in April. However, there are several different simulations of its trajectory and they dont all agree we will need more observations to accurately predict the fate of our mini-moon and even to confirm that it is definitely a temporary moon and not a piece of artificial space debris. Our international team is continuously working to constrain a better solution, says Fedorets. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2235427-earth-has-acquired-a-brand-new-moon-thats-about-the-size-of-a-car/ https://twitter.com/i/status/1232460436634656769 --- There are six of us <cite>Exeggcute posted [p:934914059] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>Earth might have a tiny new moon. On 19 February, astronomers at the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona spotted a dim object moving quickly across the sky. Over the next few days, researchers at six more observatories around the world watched the object, designated 2020 CD3, and calculated its orbit, confirming that it has been gravitationally bound to Earth for about three years. An announcement posted by the Minor Planet Center, which monitors small bodies in space, states that no link to a known artificial object has been found, implying that it is most likely an asteroid caught by Earths gravity as it passed by. This is just the second asteroid known to have been captured by our planet as a mini-moon the first, 2006 RH120, hung around between September 2006 and June 2007 before escaping. Our new moon is probably between 1.9 and 3.5 metres across, or roughly the size of a car, making it no match for Earths primary moon. It circles our planet about once every 47 days on a wide, oval-shaped orbit that mostly swoops far outside the larger moons path. The orbit isnt stable, so eventually 2020 CD3 will be flung away from Earth. It is heading away from the Earth-moon system as we speak, says Grigori Fedorets at Queens University Belfast in the UK, and it looks likely it will escape in April. However, there are several different simulations of its trajectory and they dont all agree we will need more observations to accurately predict the fate of our mini-moon and even to confirm that it is definitely a temporary moon and not a piece of artificial space debris. Our international team is continuously working to constrain a better solution, says Fedorets. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2235427-earth-has-acquired-a-brand-new-moon-thats-about-the-size-of-a-car/ https://twitter.com/i/status/1232460436634656769 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 02/26/20 4:47:10 PM #2:	let's land on it <cite>Zikten posted [p:934914083] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>let's land on it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MeltyAlert 02/26/20 4:47:11 PM #3:	Conspiracy: It's an alien made moon to spy on our behaviors. --- Calm down, man. It's just a dying websight. No need to have a melty over CE. <cite>MeltyAlert posted [p:934914084] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>Conspiracy: It's an alien made moon to spy on our behaviors. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SSJCAT 02/26/20 4:48:11 PM #4:	what if it is a car --- PSN: SUPER_KITTY_JAM \| FC: SW-2262-4005-7054 \| Steam: SUPER_PO0PER <cite>SSJCAT posted [p:934914114] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>what if it is a car </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Wolf_J_Flywheel 02/27/20 10:30:09 AM #5:	I wont feel safe until Bruce Willis goes and checks it out --- Proud NRA member since 2008 https://imgur.com/n1L1yBu <cite>Wolf_J_Flywheel posted [p:934944396] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>I wont feel safe until Bruce Willis goes and checks it out </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 02/28/20 3:33:29 PM #6:	China plans to retrieve some samples of it in 2024. ...why not pick the whole thing back? --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:935002281] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>China plans to retrieve some samples of it in 2024. ...why not pick the whole thing back? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
inloveanddeath0 02/28/20 3:36:50 PM #7:	That's just your mum --- http://www.last.fm/user/PolarPolaroids <cite>inloveanddeath0 posted [p:935002370] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>That's just your mum </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Strider102 02/28/20 3:42:38 PM #8:	It's definitely a Lavos Spawn. --- Last Cloudia ID: 188850453 <cite>Strider102 posted [p:935002590] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>It's definitely a Lavos Spawn. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 02/28/20 3:43:52 PM #9:	SSJCAT posted... what if it is a car Elon's car is coming back for revenge. --- I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:935002642] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>SSJCAT posted... </cite> <quote>what if it is a car</quote>Elon's car is coming back for revenge. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PrettyBoyFloyd 02/28/20 3:54:06 PM #10:	SSJCAT posted... what if it is a car Be interesting to just shoot some car off into space. Think of the WTF reaction over it if found by someone else. --- The Evil Republicans - Est.2004 - WoT [Government Destabilizing Branch] <cite>PrettyBoyFloyd posted [p:935002999] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>SSJCAT posted... </cite> <quote>what if it is a car</quote> Be interesting to just shoot some car off into space. Think of the WTF reaction over it if found by someone else. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FF_Redux 02/28/20 3:56:14 PM #11:	Bring it in and sell it. --- https://imgur.com/hRsG4 https://i.imgtc.com/zZQ38Hb.jpg https://imgur.com/Z4cir https://imgur.com/qEyGS https://imgur.com/37KDT <cite>FF_Redux posted [p:935003071] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>Bring it in and sell it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mech dragon 02/28/20 3:58:06 PM #12:	This was all foreshadowed in Sailor Moon (season 2 in the anime, chapter 13 in the manga) with the introduction of Sailor Chibi-Moon (Mini-Moon in the dub). --- https://imgur.com/ZCcEmHO https://imgur.com/OHcGZ4e <cite>mech dragon posted [p:935003141] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>This was all foreshadowed in Sailor Moon (season 2 in the anime, chapter 13 in the manga) with the introduction of Sailor Chibi-Moon (Mini-Moon in the dub). </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 02/28/20 3:58:59 PM #13:	PrettyBoyFloyd posted... Be interesting to just shoot some car off into space. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk%27s_Tesla_Roadster --- I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:935003184] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>PrettyBoyFloyd posted... </cite> <quote>Be interesting to just shoot some car off into space.</quote>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk%27s_Tesla_Roadster </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zack_Attackv1 02/28/20 4:12:32 PM #15:	Holy Chibusa! --- https://imgur.com/M823x5i <cite>Zack_Attackv1 posted [p:935003730] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>Holy Chibusa!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tired-Insomniac 02/28/20 4:15:10 PM #16:	Is it Elon's Roadster? --- "I like turtles" <cite>Tired-Insomniac posted [p:935003839] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>Is it Elon's Roadster? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PrettyBoyFloyd 02/28/20 6:17:27 PM #17:	Gobstoppers12 posted... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk%27s_Tesla_Roadster I wasn't aware of this. --- The Evil Republicans - Est.2004 - WoT [Government Destabilizing Branch] <cite>PrettyBoyFloyd posted [p:935008508] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>Gobstoppers12 posted... </cite> <quote>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk%27s_Tesla_Roadster</quote> I wasn't aware of this. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 02/28/20 6:27:18 PM #18:	Gobstoppers12 posted... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk%27s_Tesla_Roadster Does it still work? --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:935008884] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>Gobstoppers12 posted... </cite> <quote>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk%27s_Tesla_Roadster</quote>Does it still work? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Touch 02/28/20 6:31:14 PM #19:	Foppe posted... China plans to retrieve some samples of it in 2024. ...why not pick the whole thing back? Cuz then it would fuck up the tides --- https://imgur.com/DlAxjk6 <cite>Touch posted [p:935009047] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>Foppe posted... </cite> <quote>China plans to retrieve some samples of it in 2024. ...why not pick the whole thing back?</quote>Cuz then it would fuck up the tides </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DamionDL 02/28/20 6:39:13 PM #20:	What makes it a moon and not just a satellite? --- Official Bowser/Megaman X/Draxon of the Coddeverse. https://imgur.com/fhDQJKD <cite>DamionDL posted [p:935009353] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>What makes it a moon and not just a satellite? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VipaGTS 02/28/20 6:39:51 PM #21:	God damn what is Tesla up to now... --- "I devour urine just like my Portland Trailblazers, with piss poor defense." <cite>VipaGTS posted [p:935009384] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>God damn what is Tesla up to now... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
uwnim 02/28/20 6:51:46 PM #22:	Strider102 posted... It's definitely a Lavos Spawn. <____< --- I want a pet Lavos Spawn. [Order of the Cetaceans: Phocoena dioptrica] <cite>uwnim posted [p:935009835] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>Strider102 posted... </cite> <quote>It's definitely a Lavos Spawn.</quote><____< </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 02/29/20 1:06:34 AM #23:	Turbam posted... Does it still work? The Roadster? Most likely. The problem is that they used a battery instead of adding a solar panel so it only had power to stream a video for 4 hoirs. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:935023062] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>Turbam posted... </cite> <quote>Does it still work?</quote>The Roadster? Most likely. The problem is that they used a battery instead of adding a solar panel so it only had power to stream a video for 4 hoirs. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Disengaged 02/29/20 1:19:04 AM #24:	Dibs. --- This is my signature. You read my signature. It sucked. <cite>Disengaged posted [p:935023343] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>Dibs. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Supernatural 02/29/20 1:23:47 AM #25:	The mini moon is causing all this crazy weather. We must blow it up --- Carry on my wayward son. <cite>Supernatural posted [p:935023472] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>The mini moon is causing all this crazy weather. We must blow it up </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Disengaged 02/29/20 1:24:58 AM #26:	Supernatural posted... The mini moon is causing all this crazy weather. We must blow it up You will not lay a finger upon the sovereign nation of disengagedland. --- This is my signature. You read my signature. It sucked. <cite>Disengaged posted [p:935023493] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>Supernatural posted... </cite> <quote>The mini moon is causing all this crazy weather. We must blow it up</quote> You will not lay a finger upon the sovereign nation of disengagedland. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SuperShake666 02/29/20 1:26:54 AM #27:	Strider102 posted... It's definitely a Lavos Spawn. https://i.redd.it/2jf7x68nr3841.jpg --- "Look, if I was good at math, I wouldn't be on CE at 2:00 the morning clicking on topics about porn stars ****ing horses." - May 2017, Dash_Harber <cite>SuperShake666 posted [p:935023540] in The Earth ... [t:78433629]...</cite> <quote>Strider102 posted... </cite> <quote>It's definitely a Lavos Spawn.</quote>https://i.redd.it/2jf7x68nr3841.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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