Astronomers have re-discovered a temporary moon that has joined Earth’s orbit. The mini-moon/asteroid is named 2025 PN7. It’s about 62 feet in diameter and will eventually return to its other orbital ...

In August, an amateur French astronomer, Adrien Coffinet, messaged an email list dedicated to asteroid and comet research with an announcement. He’d identified a new quasi-moon: “2025 PN7 seems to be ...

Almost a year ago, the space science community watched as an asteroid entered Earth's orbit and circled above our heads for almost two months before departing. Scientists usually track such asteroids ...

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 ...

Has Earth acquired a second moon? Not exactly. Astronomers recently discovered a new quasi-moon. This asteroid with a diameter of 50 feet will be accompanying Earth as it orbits the Sun for the next ...