Why Earth will temporarily have a mini-moon for two months

A rare mini-moon, a small asteroid temporarily captured by Earth's gravity, will briefly orbit the planet for two months. This 33-foot-long object, while billions of years old, was only recently discovered.
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#Moon #Asteroid #Earth

[@MagnumCarta]

I think the asteroid was going to avoid us until that "it's not a honeymoon, it's a mini-moon!" joke. Now we are all doomed.

[@Wildflowerz90]

Good.

[@kerikah]

It's so bad. Barely technically a joke.

[@nicolemaxwell6354]

RIGHT! 😮😂

[@jetstar157]

We literally got a mini-moon before we got gta 6

[@bamf6603]

Aliens also

[@tmseh]

Yas.

[@winzyl9546]

Who gives a fu...

[@bamf6603]

@@winzyl9546 ck

[@ArthurMrgan]

A few days ago I was actually thinking to myself: “What if there were two moons in the sky? No, that could never happen.” Then this comes out… I got psychic powers before GTA 6.

[@55meds]

If we can't see it with the naked eye, then I'm way less interested

[@LeafararrabiDos09]

I heard it’s hard to find even with a telescope so it’s way out there

[@DKay-gl3hv]

Bacteria has entered the chat

[@CitizenSnips69]

I can’t see anything with my naked eye, I wear glasses.

[@BLOXKAFELLARECORDS]

​@@CitizenSnips69 if it's naked we are in for a treat.

[@richjacobs9736]

Lol lol😂

[@IamAwhiteMEXICAN]

I like how casual the guy is with “it’ll be like a nuclear bomb going off in the atmosphere”

[@Japangf2345]

Yeah me too, he said that like that’s nothing, if that’s over a major city that would be horrific

[@Kayluv101]

Yes chunks of it would cause significant damage flooding earthquakes and even possibly affect the earths rotation and send us into an apocalypse….😂

[@TRICROTIC1]

​@@Kayluv101 none of that would happen

[@jacobrzeszewski6527]

​@Japangf2345 it really is nothing because we've done it before. Actually, relatively close to the California coast. Fun fact. Those atmospheric nuclear tests were how we discovered many elements before paticle accelerators became common. They would rush a fighter jet off the coast and take air samples immediately after the blast and rush it back to a university lab before those new elements could decay.

[@denali6935]

@@TRICROTIC1 and you got your sources from where to prove this?

[@TampaTec]

Next Why Files episode: Mini Moon or Alien mothership in disguise 👽

[@LindyandDevin]

Lol I love that fish

[@oregonghost3782]

Heckel fish

[@malavoy1]

Break out the Kool-Aid.

[@glam0r0us]

It'd not alien. It's a modern ship. Better than our moon probably sending it to orbit mars. Then comes the terrestrial reconstruction for Mars.

[@JayeTomlinson]

Plus the real mothership is way bigger than 33 feet. It's closer to the size of an aircraft carrier.

[@jonlava173]

That’s no moon. It’s a space station.

[@ydne]

If the Aliens were going to hang out and watch over us - the next few months could be very historically important.

[@fuzzyspackage]

Plot twist

[@redefinedliving5974]

​@@ydneIt is. Astrologically.

[@okamijubei]

Too small to be a space station

[@saythankyou111]

Bus station….🙀🇺🇸

[@losocampo9239]

They used to call them asteroides years ago 😂

[@noctis6826]

Yeah when it flies right by earth and in such a short span of time, but technically when an asteroid gets caught in the orbital gravity of earths view for the duration longer than a typical asteroid is why it's called a mini moon, something that's been around for a long time and not just something made up recently to make something sound more dramatic than what it is

[@ChrissonatorOFL]

They're still called asteroids, but this one is gonna be orbiting our planet for a while, so for that duration, it's going to be another "moon" or more properly, a natural satellite.

[@R6-D2]

@losocampo9239 Yup, Pluto remembers

[@Theaddictiveatlas]

A moon is just a object that orbits a parent planet mars gas borderline astroid as moons as well there's no size limit for moon technically a moon can be a big as Neptune and as small as a elephant or small house it's just a space object captured by a planet of larger mass

[@randomone4832]

It’s technically a satellite (or moon) if it completes an orbit.

[@silverflame2501]

Alien....... disguise as mini moon😂😂😂 Checking if humans are ready for harvest😢

[@HashknightGaming]

Lol nah we have rotted they come for the show.

[@BrooksOrlando]

What’s odd to me is the timeline of this paralleling our election…and it’s clearly gonna be a huge one

[@kingcheetah6495]

Even the moon has a partner 😂

[@bryantbrown107]

The moon’s 🌙 partner is the sun ☀️ 😅

[@veraspresser5503]

It has a side piece 🎉

[@TheresaHunter-zi3ic]

NO ITS NOT! LOL GOD MADE A CLEAR DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE TWO!

[@harmoney-tk5wd]

​@@TheresaHunter-zi3icCalm down, no need to go ALL CAPS on us. Brew some tea.

[@THIRDEYEOPEN1214]

​@@harmoney-tk5wd and unclutch her pearls! Sheesh! 🤣🤣🤣

[@rendarcrow]

Astrologists: were getting a mini moon from outer space Gamers: The traveler has arrived

[@GigaHellblaze]

Witness: *appears with his fleet* Salutations Earthlings.

[@MarcellTV11]

Interloper😂

[@petethelegend]

Astrologists 💀

[@connorking3022]

@@petethelegendThats what an astrologer is called mate. Slightly different than an astronomer.

[@Bridge50]

Nothing surprises me anymore

[@NastyCodeine]

It's just an asteroid bruh

[@LövengeGenesis]

Aliens: we exist look at our ship Humans: we got a second moon for two months

[@tony_47]

Meanwhile the ones who claimed were abducted, cannot recollect the whole encounter, but they do remember.

[@nidiiii9788]

im genuinely having trouble deciding whether this is satire or not help

[@zanquilladus1]

It’s not a moon nor a mini moon. Crazy.

[@TPGNutJam]

What? Its a moon because it will orbit earth

[@noctis6826]

Reminds me of Sailor Moon, for her to have Mini Moon, the term though from Sailor Moon and Mini Moon comes from folk lore about a little rabbit being seen on the moon, of which Mini Moon is named after "Chibiusa", interesting enough though Mini Moons are things that's been around, of which when asteroids orbit close to earth and stay with-in proximity for quite some time instead of the casual asteroids we commonly know of that flies by and leaves in a short time frame, that's why it's being labeled as a Mini Moon instead of an asteroid

[@bobbyhampton1012]

Looks like the aliens want to check us out finally.

[@redefinedliving5974]

My thoughts too

[@danielm8950]

Will they serve mankind?

[@jasonfusaro2170DragonFly]

​@@danielm8950😂Outer Limits😊 Old timer😊

[@DanyTheMe]

​@jasonfusaro2170DragonFly it's twilight zone reference, not outer limits

[@jasonfusaro2170DragonFly]

@@DanyTheMe Same difference 🥴😂😂

[@kylebarvel]

Finally earth doesn’t have a lonely moon

[@gargoyle2585]

Lonely?? It's got more life on it than Earth does. ??

[@prisonmike9186]

That’s a disguised alien ship

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

Fun fact, this week is Mooncake festival, celebrating the mid autumn festival in Luna calendar 📆😊 It made me want to re read THE LITTLE PRINCE again 😊

[@andrewcarr2416]

Its an Alien space ship.

[@silvergeoff568]

But where the aliens come from, it’s just a called a space ship.

[@redbonesweetE215]

Thank you. I have learned something new for today

[@Maurice_McKenzie19]

They are all nothing but dragons hiding under skin

[@Flipdodge392]

I knew 33 would be in there somewhere lol

[@GemboyzSportscardz]

👁

[@josephreilman8527]

I work at a bar. This video made me think it was going to be 2 months of drunk people being influenced by the extra gravitational force.

[@HashknightGaming]

Nah it's to small to have any impact.

[@fernandob2275]

Wow 33 ft long. Nothing nefarious about that number at all

[@speedballbustanutinc.4512]

😅

[@8XSaintX8]

What's special about 10 meters?

[@R6-D2]

@@8XSaintX8 It's the #33

[@rogerthat4545]

Huh??

[@rogerthat4545]

​@R6-D2 what's wrong with 3's??

[@ThomasJohnson-qc3hd]

How can an object 33ft across even be visible to US🤔 down here🙄

[@ChristopherHaws90]

It won't be, at least not with the naked eye.

[@mjw907]

Technology advances...

[@starsixtyseven195]

Way faster than nature

[@ZamaMsimanga]

We wunt c it..thats why im less interested in all this BS

[@rumbuzz1]

"Not a honey moon, but a mini moon." Great writing !

[@M4tTh3w909]

Ya that’s not even a temporary moon if you need “professional” equipment. Gosh this is dumb.

[@gregorymorales1]

If Pluto isnt a planet, then this isnt a moon or mini moon

[@redefinedliving5974]

The operative phrase is "For 2 months"

[@mynameisNeo369]

You wont miss the water, til the river runs dry You wont miss the sunset, til it burns out the sky You wont miss what you have til its finally lost

[@KevinLizAndLife]

That's no moon, that's a space station

[@cottagefarm9799]

Never in the history of the world have we had a MINI MOON. Hey an asteroid 33 foot across is going to cone close enough to hit earths upper atmosphere. Interesting.

[@LS-ei7xk]

He just said we'd have several, in the past few years. Apparently, it's no big deal.

[@mauricioramirez9744]

I'm sure we've had before during the time we did not possess the technology to detect them but then again you never know. Still cool and interesting though.

[@gargoyle2585]

You clearly don't know any history then do you?? It's not going to 'hit' anything... You got both things completely wrong and posted a comment about it,, great! 'Mericans..................... 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

[@Ghostkielx]

Aliens testing the waters I see.

[@marcuscarana9240]

It's like the planet in Melancholia.

[@RaraAvis42]

Lars von Trier's career is about to blow up

[@marcuscarana9240]

@@RaraAvis42 They called it the dance of death because the planet flew by, gained some distance but eventually went back around colliding with Earth. It was so scary to watch. The anxiety and the silence of it. You feel safe as the planet drifts away getting smaller and smaller. You wake up the next day finding it still there. You wait for a few minutes waiting in the silent outdoors before checking it's size. It's gotten bigger now. It's going to be the end of the world and yet everything is so silent.

[@RaraAvis42]

@@marcuscarana9240 Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.

[@alkebulanblacksuperheroes6923]

Sounds extraterrestrially suspicious 🤔

[@istudyokonsepto]

Remember when we deployed a sateelite to orbit an asteroid for observation?

[@HazelwithaZ]

If you get the "moon unit" reference he made, you're pretty cool (and probably old). ❤️

[@thelonesomefisherman7425]

At least they're not jiving us with some cosmic debris.

[@adamjo5287]

Can you stop talking about tiny asteroids which we won't even see?

[@jerryeskridge6149]

She blinded me with Science 🔭 🌙 Thomas Dolby...

[@meekermoo752]

So I wasn’t the only one thinking sailor mini moon right?😂

[@biowerks]

It's probably from the Bugs on the planet Klendathu; I say that we all pool everything together to build an attack force to take over the bug planet.

[@thenazcalines9876]

Along time ago back in 2009 or 10 I witness a meteor entering earth atmosphere with a trail of fire behind it and exploded directly in front of me in the atmosphere. It was crazy watching the Earth defend itself!!! I will never see anything like this ever again in my life. I pray I do.

[@daltonmills1421]

I love the girl in the background reaction to "Moon unit"

[@CleoCat75]

isn't that Frank Zappa's kid's name?

[@Akaedyson]

That'll hit Earth...sooner than later.

[@FerdinandMadsen]

Why?

[@Akaedyson]

@@FerdinandMadsen That giant peice of rock ain't no moon. And if it's sucked by the Earth's gravity, it'll impact the planet.

[@FerdinandMadsen]

@@Akaedyson Do u have any sources? Man im scared now

[@Akaedyson]

@@FerdinandMadsen I'm kidding. Sort of.

[@dinnermeats2]

@@FerdinandMadsen It’s not going to hit, an asteroid needs to peak at around 80-90 feet for it to even have a remote chance of getting past the atmosphere without exploding midair. Even then you’d need an asteroid over a kilometer wide for its effects to be felt globally. We ain’t dying, just masses panicking.

[@marcuscarana9240]

I just realized. It's not an asteroid. It's an alien spaceship mistaken for an asteroid. The aliens on board are going to watch the most entertaining reality tv show in the universe, the US Election month.

[@Fusion_4000]

Lol. Then they will leave just before Thanksgiving travel traffic

[@marcuscarana9240]

@@Fusion_4000 Even aliens don't wanna get stuck in gridlock.

[@dircxx8554]

First they say meteor > might strike but now oh it’s a mini moon~😅

[@derbanFOURTWENTYDEATH]

I hope it’s not dumb for me to think “we should put a tracker on it or something”

[@starsixtyseven195]

Dumb is the new smart wouldnt be surprised if they never did

[@Dr.DisrespectFan918]

How long til this moon gets cancelled and called a racist in our society

[@JohannaDarner]

Chibiusa traveled back in time again

[@noahkirkpatrick8912]

Guy talks about blowing up in the atmosphere like a nuke. And doesn't realize that that's where nukes get blown up at lol

[@matthewvinson9214]

I've got a bad feeling about this.

[@ghostwalk2446]

Lol all is well brother, it's a tiny, distant asteroid with no chance of hitting us whatsoever

[@DrumsOfWar84]

Holy snap! Has anyone ever told you you look like Dana White? 😂

[@valen5188]

aliens. Get lots of long lasting supplies from the store just in case. Be one of the smart ones .

[@50CALHIGHLANDERMCLEOD]

they cant tell me they havent got something up there trying to grab it and study it they arent telling us everything is what im getting

[@elram2649]

Go see a doctor. 😊

The question is if it were going to hit us would they even tell us ?

[@julianc6863]

Dude stop lieing a mini moon is a Alien invasion. We are toast

[@user-zi7te7ix8s]

If you see it with the naked eye....it'll be too late....

[@PaulyWally30]

I was so hyped, thinking we’d get to see two moons like something out of a sci-fi movie. Then this news report crushed it. 😢

[@DorkSideoftheMoon]

The Earth’s getting a second moon, and I can’t even get a text back…

[@BlazingNip]

How do you find out how old the rock is? CRAZY especially when they just "recently discovered" its billion of years old just sounds so good huh lol 😅

[@gargoyle2585]

..it's pure fantasy!

[@amyahlquist3436]

The universe is chaos and very unpredictable.

[@MichaelYoutube85]

Today I learned humans can track rocks 30 feet wide thousands of miles away

[@Concepcion30]

lol, this made me think of Sailor Mini Moon.

[@l3stra._.]

I feel like this isn’t going to end well

[@whybother-p3r]

So your telling me it's big enough to be classified as a moon , but it didn't crash on to earth

[@ktefccre]

Petition to plant human artifacts so the mini moon will carry it to distant places

[@ArvinG]

Even the simpson couldnt predict this

[@Beadfishing]

The aliens need to position a vehicle near earth for two months

[@jeffdunnell6693]

It’s just a tiny asteroid nobody’s gonna see,unless you have a good telescope,

[@K1RTB]

I think today they call it a „situationship“.

[@ericheine2414]

I would have called it a temporary orbiting asteroid. Mini Moon sounds a little dim.

[@Khinogtv]

Crazy how millions of yall really want that asteroid to hit earth lolz smh

[@starsixtyseven195]

Not crazy. Merciful

[@Jumejimes239]

We got Moon 2 before GTA VI

[@Strickalator]

"No big deal, JUST roughly the equivalent of a NUCLEAR BOMB 💣 GOING off in the ATMOSPHERE"......... ☢️😮

[@Hello-pl2qe]

A mini moon sent for surveillance

[@bigbotno1]

Mini... better call it a nano-moon, and it's not even round! It's just a big old rock, hanging around for two months.

[@rolandrazorback]

"That's no moon..."

[@yhelloh]

The traveler has arrived... it will bring us a golden age, until something beyond the heliopause presents us a shape from the darkness...

[@TK-un1pu]

Weather is going to be crazy

[@lavatr8322]

Thats 💯 Alien pod for survey

[@versthappening603]

these puns made the asteroid change its mind and now it’s heading right for the state of california

[@keurikeuri7851]

For other countries, the asteroid is 10 meters long

[@williamogilvie6909]

That's not really an orbit if it doesn't even complete one trip around Earth.

[@Derpy1969]

That’s no moon. That’s no space station, either.

[@balzac308]

It's just like a mini mall.

[@waffles8664]

The moon is an extraterrestrial space station, hollow inside out.

[@Jesse-gr2xo]

That is cool. Will it affect the tides?

[@LS-ei7xk]

It's way too small, isn't it?

[@mauricioramirez9744]

Great question. I'd say a slight possibility that it might affect tides on the immediate area it's traveling over but probably not, too small.

[@westsailsmusic]

It’s the size of a small boat you guys! The media is just being sensationalist calling it a moon. The international space station is TEN times the size!

[@DarthMohammedRules]

Fk'n absolutely not. We have man-made satellites bigger than that.

[@joshclark44]

"It could be made of the same stuff our current moon is made of" you mean atoms?

[@anonsurfer]

The asteroid is just moonlighting as a moon.

[@ajstudios9210]

Sailor Mini-moon has finally made her appearance😊 💖

[@Vometbomb]

All rocks and asteroids are technically billions of years old

[@Scottiboiy]

“They’re super rare” and one happened 2 years ago lol

[@mr_no-body]

"That's no moon" - obi wan kenobi

[@Jonatron503]

Heard about this a month ago. Glad to see media is… on the ball 😅

[@CrAzYDAVE84]

Or is it a UFO and this is just a cover-up by our wonderful government. We have observers that we have made a deal with and they need cover so they can do their work in the event that they are spotted😂

[@mauricioramirez9744]

Here's where the fun begins...

[@CrystalClearSQL]

"That's no moon" - Kenobi

[@BlazeEst]

Not all relationships can last forever, I did not need to be called out like this

[@teej143]

It just needs a gravity assist

[@dylangarrett7327]

It's a shame that we can't see it because how tiny it is

[@AprilTeniente-eu1mj]

It’s just a cute, little moon

[@CaptainOfBox]

A whole 33 feet, I'm surprised we aren't panicking over it ending the world

[@ydne]

Showed up soon after the death, of the man who was the voice of one of our fictional "Star Wars" galaxy's most iconic characters the mature Darth Vader, James Earl Jones who died on the 9th. Nah, it's not a mini-Death Star here to raise up his soul. Right?

[@mauricioramirez9744]

Most impressive

[@gargoyle2585]

Correct. It's not.

[@ninjazombie8969]

33ft long? Its a fkn boulder. Not a moon. Not a mini moon. A boulder.

[@nahimehjaffar7201]

“Not all relationships last” 😂

[@7415_Gamer]

That moon is too small to have impact on earth. Mr scientist, the ozone layer is depleting. What if it crosses to the depleted section?

[@Dxtsr]

Ozone layer isnt depleting anymore, it’s healing