Asteroid That Hurtled Past Earth Has a Mini Moon

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 23:50 in Astronomy & Space

An asteroid that hurtled past Earth at a distance of 745,000 miles on Monday brought along a surprise — a small moon.

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