Near-Earth asteroid is a fragment from the moon, say scientists

Scientists have identified what appears to be a small chunk of the moon that is tracking the Earth’s orbit around the Sun. The asteroid, named Kamo`oalewa, was discovered in 2016 but until now relatively little has been known about it. New observatio... [2171 chars] Spectrum of reflected light from Kamo`oalewa closely matches lunar rocks from Nasa?s Apollo mission Read More