Planet Earth is going separate ways from an asteroid that has spent the last two months floating along as a "minimoon" - with the space rock moving away on Monday. This departure is due to the ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “minimoon” for the past two months. The harmless space rock will peel away on Monday ...
Scientists first caught sight of the mini-moon while observing an asteroid named Polymele, near the outskirts of the solar system. NASA says that the asteroid is around 17 miles along its ...