>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,"
>http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/16/us/nasa-asteroid-circles-earth/?iid=ob_lockedrail_bottomlarge
Space colonies anyone?
>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 ?
THAT'S IT
THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE HIDING
>>8148927
>THAT'S IT
>THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE HIDING
Nazis?
>>8148925
That and the fact that it is just doing barrel rolls around the Earth while orbiting the Sun.
>>8149043
Lizard people.
>>8149043
That movie was ridiculously bad, but I still found it entertaining because of the swastika-shaped spaceships.
>>8148917
>HO3
>not (OH)3
>what is even bound to 3 of them
nasa can't even into hydroxides
>>8148917
Do you guys even look up?
>>8149545
Sorry guys
>>8148917
>Earth orbital period
>365.256 d
>2016 HO3 orbital period
>365.931 d
I'm skeptical
>>8148917
>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.
>>8148917
The eccentricity of the earth is not that big. Fake picture.
>>8151597
Why?
Remains of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs?
>>8153122
Its been in orbit for 100 years and the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs is part of the seabed of the gulf of mexico
>>8153095
and the sun isn't even at one of the foci
>>8151597
The difference is why it circled the sun on its own for a while
>>8149525
duhhh, size is relative man.
Do you even sci?
