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A temporary two-meter moon accompanies Earth until 2027

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A temporary two-meter moon accompanies Earth until 2027
Via Lebanon 24
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Lebanon 24: Earth's gravity has captured a small asteroid known as "2026 QQ8," making it a temporary moon expected to complete one and a half orbits around the planet before leaving its vicinity in 2027, according to a report by the British newspaper "Independent." Hungarian astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky first observed the object in August,…

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