+

Cookies on the Business Insider India website

Business Insider India has updated its Privacy and Cookie policy. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the better experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we\'ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Business Insider India website. However, you can change your cookie setting at any time by clicking on our Cookie Policy at any time. You can also see our Privacy Policy.

Close
HomeQuizzoneWhatsappShare Flash Reads
 

Earth has a mysterious second moon - here's what we know about it

Jun 18, 2016, 02:30 IST

Earth's moon isn't alone out there.

Advertisement

It turns out that a second large rocky body is orbiting our world, and has been for about a hundred years now.

The object, called asteroid 2016 HO3, was first spotted by NASA this April and follows Earth in a long, wobbly orbit around the Sun, drifting ahead of and behind our planet.

Here's what else we know about it so far:

Skye Gould/Tech Insider

Advertisement

NOW WATCH: Surprise: Earth has two moons

Please enable Javascript to watch this video
You are subscribed to notifications!
Looks like you've blocked notifications!
Next Article