📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:
- According to astronomers, Earth has found a new 'mini-moon'.
- The asteroid, named Q-Quavet 2026 (2026 QQ8), was first spotted in August by Hungarian astronomer Krystian Sarnizki, but was reported by the.
- It's a very small space rock, about one to two meters in diameter, and it's more than 500,000 kilometers from Earth, which means it's even f.
According to astronomers, Earth has found a new 'mini-moon'.
The asteroid, named Q-Quavet 2026 (2026 QQ8), was first spotted in August by Hungarian astronomer Krystian Sarnizki, but was reported by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center last month.
It's a very small space rock, about one to two meters in diameter, and it's more than 500,000 kilometers from Earth, which means it's even farther than the Moon.
Minimoons are actually small asteroids that come under the influence of Earth's gravity and orbit around the Earth for a period of time.
Astronomers believe that 2026 QQ8 came into Earth's gravitational field in April and is expected to break free again in the next few months.
