- It seems the moon is not Earth's only cosmic companion. The newly discovered asteroid 2016 HO3 orbits the sun in such a way that the space rock never strays too far from Earth, making it a "quasi-satellite" of our planet, scientists say. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/newfound-asteroid-is-quasi-moon-of-earth/ 4 comments worldnews
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