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Astronomers recently discovered an artificial object heading for the Moon and believed it was an old rocket booster from SpaceX. This video looks at how astronomers are able to predict the path of space junk with so much precision but why they were wrong about the identity of this object.

Thanks to these awesome people for their resources:
Hazegrayart: https://www.youtube.com/c/Hazegrayart
Bill Gray: https://www.projectpluto.com/temp/dscovr.htm

Incredible thumbnail image taken by Trevor Mahlmann: https://www.tmahlmann.com/

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Music used in this video:
» Marianas - Quincas Moreira
» Sprightly Pursuit - Cooper Cannell
» Oceans - Bobby Renz
» Double You - The Mini Vandals
» Court and Page - Silent Partner


Credits:
Written and edited by Ewan Cunningham (https://www.instagram.com/ewan_cee/)
Narrated by: Beau Stucki (http://beaustucki.com/)