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 ...
Far from the bright glare of the Moon, a much smaller companion has been quietly keeping pace with Earth, looping around the ...
In recent days, you may have come across posts on the internet claiming that Earth now has two moons. The news went viral on social media, with people sharing images and captions publicizing that ...
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 ...
Over the past few days, an astronomical piece of space news has been circulating around the internet: NASA purportedly confirmed that Earth has acquired a second moon that will stay with us until 2083 ...
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 ...
Occasionally, asteroids get caught in Earth’s orbit, temporarily becoming mini moons before continuing their cosmic paths. These rare occurrences offer valuable insights into the mechanics of our ...
Earth has one true moon, but there are also several asteroids known as quasi-moons that are in orbit with the sun. A newly discovered asteroid, 2025 PN7, is the seventh confirmed quasi-moon that ...