Did you know Earth has a 'minimoon'? It's known as asteroid 2016HO3, or Kamoʻoalewa.

China’s Tianwen-2 aims to collect samples from asteroid Kamo’oalewa and return them to Earth

The probe will conduct a detailed scientific survey of the asteroid and send a sample back to Earth for further analysis.

Some astronomers have theorized that the space rock may be a chunk of material that broke off the moon. China’s Tianwen-2 mission aims to bring a sample of it to Earth.

Did you know Earth has a 'minimoon'? It's known as asteroid 2016HO3, or Kamoʻoalewa.

This is the first image of a rare 'minimoon' that loops around the Earth like a dance partner.

Se la conoce como asteroide 2016HO3, o Kamoʻoalewa.Una sonda china acaba de enviar su primera imagen a 20 lm de distancia de ella.

Some scientists believe the quasi-moon could have been created when a massive impact knocked a chunk of our own moon into space between 1 million and 10 million years ago.