The discovery of the mini moon shows us just how dynamic our universe is.

Dian Puspita Triani a PhD candidate in astronomy at Swinburne University explains why the recent discovery of a mini moon is so important to us.

The picture of second mini moon which was found by Kacper Wierzchos from Catalina Sky Survey, University of Arizona on the 15 Feb 2020. Source: Kacper Wierzchos/Catalina Sky Survey/The University of Arizona.

The recent discovery of a mini moon came about by accident.  It is small and will not be around for long but surveying such phenomena is important to our understanding of the universe and also to our security.  

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