Awww

Artist?

Fun fact, we currently actually have 2 moons! 469219 Kamoʻoalewa is a quasi-satellite that was discovered in 2016 and has been following us for nearly a century. It's orbit (technically around the sun, not Earth) is stable enough that it will continue to follow Earth for millions of years before it decays and collides with Earth. It's about 100 meters in diameter, and the Chinese space agency is planning to land on it this year!

Wawa Wiwa, although I can’t find their original post with it. Seems to be at least 6 years old.

[Its] orbit (technically around the sun, not Earth)

I think that disqualifies it from being a moon.

Also, I would think that if anything other than a legitimate Earth orbit qualified, it would be the trojans at the Lagrange points before it would be any other sorts of Earth-crossing orbits. But I don't think even they qualify either.

hurls massive Thera shaped rock at Earth, cracking Earth open

"Omg! You're ok, you're ok! Don't tell mom!"

Came here to add this.

Quasi-satellite is the technical name, which clarifies it's exact relationship to it's orbit between the Earth and Sun. Moon is not a technical name.

This is adorable lol

That is a fun fact! Got anymore?

Jupiter also tirelessly protects us from asteroids

While I was fact checking myself, I came across a list of dwarf planets. I previously assumed that there were only 2 in our solar system: Pluto and Ceres, but most definitions include 10! One of them is called Quaoar, which is half the size of Pluto and has rings!

Another 469219 Kamoʻoalewa fun fact: We got a rocket on the way, it should be landing in July as part of the Tianwen-2 mission

very cute

Wow, 3,628,800 dwarf planets! I never knew there were so many out there!

Does that mean there are 518,400 space snow white planets in the solar system as well?

Blimey I had no idea! Thanks for sharing

(technically around the sun, not Earth)

So, ya know, not really a moon at all

It’s about 100 meters in diameter

That's about 1 football field for any Americans here.

As a child, I threw a pencil at my younger brother and it struck him perfectly in the neck, just sank in and stayed there till he pulled it out (and really close to his jugular).

I said the same thing to him (he told mom).

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Okay but how many A&W parking lots is that?