Small Asteroid Is Earth's Constant Companion

&quot;In effect, this small asteroid is caught in a game of leap frog with Earth that will last for hundreds of years. &quot;<p>...and then what? Would be interesting if they speculated on the end game. Or perhaps they already know.

Capture it, wrap it and notch it closer with ion drives? Everybody dances the Dinosaurus?

Good news for asteroid mining! Don&#x27;t have to go all the way to the belt - might not even have to move the thing from where it currently is.

So does this mean the Earth has not yet cleaned its orbit? And thus needs to be classified as a dwarf planet?