US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)), continues the exploration of space with instruments and telescopes deep into our galaxy. Recently, the agency announced that it had discovered an ocean-covered planet 5 times larger than our planet and located 100 light-years away. Now it has become known that a new discovery has been made.

NASA has announced that they have discovered a satellite on the edge of our solar system using the Lucy space probe, which was sent last October to study asteroids. The remarkable thing about this object is that it is free small it was.

4.8km-wide ‘minimoon’ discovered orbiting an asteroid

scientists, this ‘mini moon’ He discovered the object we can call Polymele while investigating an asteroid deep in our solar system. The researchers, who said Polymele was 17 miles wide, noticed something strange as this asteroid passed in front of a star. Noticed this strangeness 4.8 kilometers wide It was an object orbiting the asteroid.

Experts stated that they believe this object they discovered is a small satellite that resembles our own natural satellite, the moon. Noting that this “minimoon” is very small, NASA stated that it is nearly impossible to see from Earth. It was also added to the statements that the satellite orbited very close to the asteroid and would not have been noticed if Lucy Polymele had not been tracked.

The researchers say it’s not possible to fully confirm the existence of this small moon based on long-range observations. That’s why Lucy’s in 2027 It is said that it should be expected to approach the asteroid in question. If we are lucky, it will also be noted that if the asteroid passes in front of another star, new observations of the satellite could be made.

Finally, let’s add that only two of the 14 teams reporting the sightings noticed this. So your mini moon something completely different, or even non-existent. there is a chance. We’ll see if this mystery will be solved in the future.