A Piece of Moon Broke Off, And It’s Very Close to Earth Now

Here’s something wild: a chunk of the Moon might’ve broken off, and it’s hanging out closer to Earth than you’d think! 🌙 Scientists believe this mysterious space rock, called Kamo’oalewa, could be a piece of our Moon that got knocked loose ages ago, maybe from an asteroid impact. Right now, it’s orbiting the Sun in a pattern that keeps it pretty close to Earth—kind of like a cosmic dance partner! 💫 It’s so small, though, that spotting it is super tricky. Researchers are still trying to figure out how exactly it got there and if it’s really part of the Moon. Credit: Giordano Bruno Crater: By NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University, https://science.nasa.gov/resource/gio... Giordano Bruno crater rays: By James Stuby, NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... JPLraw / YouTube J002e3f orbit: By J002E3, NASA/Paul Chodas & Ron Baalke - https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/doc/j002e3/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Asteroid 1a Game Model: By Game Piggd/sketchfab, https://skfb.ly/oUMVP Earth: By denis_cliofas/sketchfab, https://skfb.ly/6VCKF Burj Khalifa Dubai: By SDC PERFORMANCE/sketchfab, https://skfb.ly/6YynW 54509-YORP asteroid, potential Earth impactor: By SebastianSosnowski/sketchfab, https://skfb.ly/owXTM Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD... Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook:   / brightside   Instagram:   / brightside.official   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.of... Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices