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New images reveal an asteroid that just whizzed by Earth has an unexpected companion
CNN — When NASA scientists recently tracked the orbits of two space rocks as they made close approaches of Earth, they discovered a surprise: One of the asteroids has a little moon. Astronomers regularly track the trajectories of asteroids to ensure that none of them are on a potential collision …
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