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Did you know one of Earth’s quasi-moons is a chunk of our actual moon? 🌕
In this episode of Spacing Out, Talia Sepersky teaches us how a quasi-moon is a space rock that can appear from certain perspectives to be orbiting a planet. Earth has a few of these, including Kamoʻoalewa, discovered in 2016 and named for an "oscillating celestial object" in Hawaiian. Scientists believe it may be a chunk broken off from the moon when an impact created the Giordano Bruno crater about 10 million years ago! So here's the full picture: a piece of our moon, orbiting the Sun, that just happens to look like it's orbiting Earth.
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Among the world's largest science centers and New England's most attended cultural institution, the Museum of Science reaches over 300 million people a year — at Science Park and in museums around the world, in classrooms, and online. Established in 1830, the Museum is home to such iconic experiences as the Theater of Electricity, the Charles Hayden Planetarium, and the Mugar Omni Theater. The Museum influences formal and informal STEM education through research and national advocacy, including through its Youth Exploring Science (YES) program through the William and Charlotte Bloomberg Science Education Center. Around the world, the Museum is known for digital experiences such as Mission: Mars on Roblox and traveling exhibitions such as Science Behind Pixar. The Public Science Common, a state-of-the-art programming and event space featuring sweeping 270-degree views of Boston and Cambridge, and is a space to bring together people for a wide variety of programs and events. Learn more at mos.org
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Did you know one of Earth’s quasi-moons is a chunk of our actual moon? 🌕
In this episode of Spacing Out, Talia Sepersky teaches us how a quasi-moon is a space rock that can appear from certain perspectives to be orbiting a planet. Earth has a few of these, including Kamoʻoalewa, discovered in 2016 and named for an "oscillating celestial object" in Hawaiian. Scientists believe it may be a chunk broken off from the moon when an impact created the Giordano Bruno crater about 10 million years ago! So here's the full picture: a piece of our moon, orbiting the Sun, that just happens to look like it's orbiting Earth.
#Space #Moon #SolarSystem #Asteroid #Science #YouTubeShorts #Shorts
Short Science with the Museum of Science:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxeUBLGfcIB9dB6n8zqwu_w2vG6DmLsKy
Explore Space with the Museum of Science:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6B89FD7A966A492F
Spacing out with the Museum of Science:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxeUBLGfcIB9xjgfd1ggDWtsHQxMFbZbn
Women in STEM with the Museum of Science:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxeUBLGfcIB9JQUT8YhlMsVxXU4P-h8rz
Among the world's largest science centers and New England's most attended cultural institution, the Museum of Science reaches over 300 million people a year — at Science Park and in museums around the world, in classrooms, and online. Established in 1830, the Museum is home to such iconic experiences as the Theater of Electricity, the Charles Hayden Planetarium, and the Mugar Omni Theater. The Museum influences formal and informal STEM education through research and national advocacy, including through its Youth Exploring Science (YES) program through the William and Charlotte Bloomberg Science Education Center. Around the world, the Museum is known for digital experiences such as Mission: Mars on Roblox and traveling exhibitions such as Science Behind Pixar. The Public Science Common, a state-of-the-art programming and event space featuring sweeping 270-degree views of Boston and Cambridge, and is a space to bring together people for a wide variety of programs and events. Learn more at mos.org
Copyright © 2026. Museum of Science. All rights reserved. This video is owned by the Museum of Science and may not be reproduced, redistributed, or used in any manner without prior written permission from the Museum of Science.
