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.

Tianwen-2 arrives at asteroid Kamo'oalewa, first image revealed China’s Tianwen-2 sample return spacecraft has arrived at Kamoʻoalewa, revealing the near Earth asteroid to be a…

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.

L'Agenzia spaziale cinese (CNSA) ha condiviso la prima foto ravvicinata dell'asteroide Kamoʻoalewa, raggiunto nei giorni scorsi da una sonda cinese

China's Tianwen-2 probe has arrived at Kamoʻoalewa, a quasi-satellite near Earth, aiming to collect samples that could confirm its suspected lunar origins.

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

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.