vegeta@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 11 hours agoEarth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this yearwww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down14
arrow-up166arrow-down1external-linkEarth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this yearwww.cbsnews.comvegeta@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 11 hours agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareskuzz@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 hours agoGravitational interactions between Earth, Moon, Sun leading to the orbit never really being stable, probably. The asteroid decided Earth orbit wasn’t its’ forever home.
minus-squarebbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 hours agoIts also very hard to get an object into the perfect orbit that it wont float away. Our moon is slowly drifting farther and farther from us
Gravitational interactions between Earth, Moon, Sun leading to the orbit never really being stable, probably. The asteroid decided Earth orbit wasn’t its’ forever home.
Its also very hard to get an object into the perfect orbit that it wont float away. Our moon is slowly drifting farther and farther from us