By Martin M Barillas Astronomers believe that a near-Earth asteroid is a long-lost fragment that broke off the moon, according to a new study. The asteroid known as Kamo`oalewa is a quasi-satellite: a subcategory of asteroids that orbit the sun but stay near our planet. Discovered in 2016 by the Pan-STARRS telescope in Hawaii, Kamo`oalewa is about 150 to 190 […]

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