Remember that "mini-moon" excitement from last year? Well, it's called asteroid 2024 PT5, a 10-meter-wide space rock, and, while it's not REALLY a mini moon of Earth, it could actually be a chunk of Moon rock. Neat research by Lowell Observatory and NASA JPL: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/study-finds-earths-small-asteroid-visitor-likely-chunk-of-moon-rock/
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