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Scientists discover the origin of a dangerous near-Earth asteroid

2024-05-02 13:31:00, Tech CNA

Scientists discover the origin of a dangerous near-Earth asteroid

 An unusual asteroid traveling near Earth is thought to be part of the moon, but exactly how it ended up in the solar system remains a mystery. 

The space rock, known as 2016 HO3, is a rare quasi-satellite, a type of near-Earth asteroid that orbits the sun but passes close to our planet, CNN reports.

Astronomers first discovered it in 2016 using the Pan-STARRS telescope, or the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System, in Hawaii.

Scientists call the asteroid Kamo'oalewa.

While most near-Earth asteroids originate from the main asteroid belt, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter - new research has found that Kamo'oalewa most likely came from the Giordano Bruno crater on the far side of the moon, or from the side far from Earth, according to a study published April 19 in the journal Nature Astronomy.

It's the first time astronomers have tracked a potentially dangerous near-Earth asteroid into a lunar crater, said lead study author Yifei Jiao, a visiting researcher at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and a doctoral student at Tsinghua University in Beijing. / CNA 

Scientists discover the origin of a dangerous near-Earth asteroid





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