Move over moon, Earth has a new partner and it’s a small asteroid named 2025 PN7, now officially recognized by NASA as a quasi-moon. Unlike the real moon, this space rock doesn’t orbit Earth directly.
Does Earth have two moons? Not exactly. Earth will not have "two moons until 2083", but asteroid 2025 PN7 has joined Earth's orbital path. NASA confirmed that a small asteroid named 2025 PN7 is ...
As of late 2025, NASA had confirmed the existence of a temporary second moon that would remain in orbit next to Earth until 2083. Astronomers discovered a "quasi-satellite" of Earth, also known as a ...
Asteroid 2025 PN7 orbits Earth similarly to the moon but is a quasi-satellite. The asteroid poses no threat and will never come closer than 4 million kilometers to Earth. Other quasi-satellites ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — You may have heard claims that NASA scientists confirmed the Earth has a second moon, but that statement isn't totally true. NASA did confirm there is a newly discovered ...
NASA has made it official: Earth has a second moon. Sort of. An asteroid called 2025 PN7 is trailing our planet’s path as a “quasi-moon,” meaning it isn’t orbiting Earth and will only serve as a ...
People have been talking about Earth's second moon. Though NASA confirmed that a small asteroid named 2025 PN7 is officially a quasi-moon, it's not a real moon. Instead, it's a cosmic tag-along that’s ...
The discovery of a new celestial object in the Earth's neighborhood has created a buzz online asking whether the planet now has a second moon in its orbit. Any thoughts that Earth is now going to be ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Move over moon, Earth has a new partner and it’s a small asteroid named 2025 PN7, now officially recognized by NASA as a ...