Chinas Sonde Tianwen-2 erreicht den Quasi-Mond Kamo'oalewa. Erste Bilder sind da: Ist der Asteroid wirklich ein abgesprengtes Mond-Fragment?

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.

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.

Der Asteroid 2016 HO3 ist einer von nur sieben derzeit bekannten Himmelskörpern, die als „Quasi-Satelliten“ bekannt sind. Er kreist in großer Entfernung mit der Erde um die Sonne.…

Chinas Sonde Tianwen-2 erreicht den Quasi-Mond Kamo'oalewa. Erste Bilder sind da: Ist der Asteroid wirklich ein abgesprengtes Mond-Fragment?

A soli 20 chilometri dal corpo celeste, le prime immagini ravvicinate mostrano un asteroide minuscolo e velocissimo. Si riaccende il dibattito sulle sue origini misteriose

China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft has reached Kamo'oalewa, a temporary quasi-moon of Earth. The mission faces challenges due to the asteroid's small size and fragile structure. …

China has released the first image of the near-Earth asteroid Kamoʻoalewa, an object often described as Earth's "quasi moon."