Scientists at NASA collected radar images as two asteroids made recent close passes of Earth, and the data revealed that one of the space rocks has a tiny moon.
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uses to prepare for any potential future collision scenarios. Asteroids, which are remnants left over from the formation of the solar system, are also of interest because capturing details about their size, orbit and composition can reveal insights about our corner of the cosmos. Astronomers at
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