Earth bids farewell to ‘mini moon’ asteroid set for return visit in 2055

Earth bids farewell to ‘mini moon’ asteroid set for return visit in 2055

NASA suggests the asteroid, measuring 33 feet, could be a lunar boulder ejected by an asteroid impact

A supermoon with a partial lunar eclipse rises over Lake Michigan in Chicago, on Sept. 17, 2024. Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a "mini moon" for the past two months. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

The NASA logo is displayed at NASA headquarters in Washington, DC, on June 21, 2023. (STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

The Waning Gibbous moon is seen on June 8, 2023, in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)