Asteroid Kamo'oalewa orbits the Earth like a second moon. New study suggests the asteroid could once have been part of the moon.
Asteroid's origin could reach Earth as early as the next few years. China plans to launch the "Tianwen 2025" mission in 2, which is expected to head to the asteroid. By then, at the researchers should find out whether the asteroid is actually a fragment of the lunar moon.. The asteroid (469219) Kamo's orbit is similar to that of the Apollo 14 mission.