>A small asteroid has been found circling Earth as the two objects orbit the sun together. >Scientists say it looks like the asteroid -- called 2016 HO3 -- has been out there for about 50 years and isn't going away anytime soon. >"Our calculations indicate 2016 HO3 has been a stable quasi-satellite of Earth for almost a century, and it will continue to follow this pattern as Earth's companion for centuries to come," >cnn.com/2016/06/16/us/nasa-asteroid-circles-earth/?iid=ob_lockedrail_bottomlarge
Space colonies anyone?
Samuel Perez
>NASA says that because the asteroid is so far away it can't be considered a natural moon, or satellite. Instead, they're calling it a "quasi-satellite." >quasi-satellite
Fucking damnit, NASA, do you have to ruin everything ?
Brandon Morgan
THAT'S IT
THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE HIDING
Jacob Moore
>THAT'S IT >THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE HIDING Nazis?
Nathaniel Ortiz
That and the fact that it is just doing barrel rolls around the Earth while orbiting the Sun.
Jayden Fisher
Lizard people.
Gavin Cooper
That movie was ridiculously bad, but I still found it entertaining because of the swastika-shaped spaceships.
Luke Gutierrez
It's the size of a football field.
Nolan White
>HO3 >not (OH)3 >what is even bound to 3 of them nasa can't even into hydroxides
Zachary Hill
Do you guys even look up?
Jacob Jenkins
Sorry guys
Jose Hall
>Earth orbital period >365.256 d >2016 HO3 orbital period >365.931 d I'm skeptical
Charles Martin
>asteroid follows Earth for 50 years >nobody sees it until now we're gonna get hit by a dinosaur killer and nobody will see it until it hits.
Brody Jenkins
The eccentricity of the earth is not that big. Fake picture.
Parker Baker
Why?
Joshua Torres
Remains of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs?
Ian Hernandez
Its been in orbit for 100 years and the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs is part of the seabed of the gulf of mexico
Chase Rogers
and the sun isn't even at one of the foci
Nicholas Cooper
The difference is why it circled the sun on its own for a while
Henry Anderson
duhhh, size is relative man. Do you even sci?
Evan Thompson
The lizard people aren't infiltrating our society to control our governments or steal our resources. They're here on shore-leave from their fucking tiny ship.