Waspie_Dwarf Posted February 26, 2020 #1 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Earth has acquired a brand new moon that's about the size of a car 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. Read More: New Scientist 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+joc Posted February 26, 2020 #2 Share Posted February 26, 2020 52 minutes ago, Waspie_Dwarf said: Earth has acquired a brand new moon that's about the size of a car Wait....are we sure that isn't a Tesla? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted February 26, 2020 Author #3 Share Posted February 26, 2020 18 minutes ago, joc said: Wait....are we sure that isn't a Tesla? Well need to wait for a few years before that returns to the Earth. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted February 28, 2020 Author #4 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Gemini Telescope Images “Minimoon” Orbiting Earth - in Color! Quote Gemini Observatory Image Release Mysterious object could be natural or human-made, more observations needed to tell the full story. Astronomers using the international Gemini Observatory, on Hawaii’s Maunakea, have imaged a very small object in orbit around the Earth, thought to be only a few meters across. According to Grigori Fedorets, the lead astronomer for the observations, the object could be a rare natural rocky object, or it could be something humans put into space decades ago — essentially space debris. “Either way this is a very compelling object and needs more data to determine what it is,” said Fedorets. Read More: Gemini Observatory 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jowasmus Posted February 28, 2020 #5 Share Posted February 28, 2020 That's no moon...it's a space station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted February 28, 2020 #6 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Didn't Elon Musk shoot one of his Tesla cars out into orbit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted February 28, 2020 Author #7 Share Posted February 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Desertrat56 said: Didn't Elon Musk shoot one of his Tesla cars out into orbit? He fired it out of orbit, towards Mars. It is in orbit around the Sun, not the Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted February 28, 2020 #8 Share Posted February 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, Waspie_Dwarf said: He fired it out of orbit, towards Mars. It is in orbit around the Sun, not the Earth. Oh, ok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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