Earth received a new moon with a diameter of two meters.
Many of these small moons may actually be parts of the moon itself that were thrown away after an impact.
A small new Lilliputian moon orbits Earth after being caught in our planet's gravitational trap.
Asteroid "QQ8 2026" (2026 QQ8) was captured in the Earth's gravitational trap in April and entered a circular orbit around the planet.
This new moon was first spotted by Christian Czarecki, a Hungarian astronomer who is very active in discovering asteroids. This small moon will circle our planet one and a half times before leaving Earth's gravitational field in 2027.
Anthony Cuthbertson.