They also report that from time to time we do get the occasional mini-moon, with similar things happening in 1981 and 2022.

Meanwhile, space aces have suggested that learning to mine mini-moons for their resources could be a possible stepping stone for extracting material from asteroids which hurtle by.

Of course, the announcement of a mini-moon has got lots of Earthlings in a bit of a tizz over what this could do to the werewolves (which definitely don’t exist).

As long as it doesn’t slam into our planet and hit anything particularly important then we ought to be fine with the mini-moon, though it being on the exceedingly small size means people trying to spot it are likely to be disappointed.

In other space related happenings, you’ll soon be able to get a look at a comet that’s been orbiting our solar system for 80,000 years.

The last time it was zipping above Earth was during the Stone Age, so don’t miss out.

Meanwhile, those two astronauts who were supposed to be back from the International Space Station by now are having to wait a while longer.