For years, astronomers have known that Earth has a tiny celestial companion quietly traveling alongside it through space. Now, that mysterious object has finally been seen up close.
China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft has captured the first-ever close-up image of Kamoʻoalewa (also known as asteroid 2016 HO3), a rare "quasi-satellite" often referred to as Earth's "mini-moon." The historic image marks a major milestone in space exploration and could help scientists answer a fascinating question: Is this asteroid actually a fragment of Earth's Moon?
