Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has likely been hanging out near our planet unseen by telescopes for about 60 years, according to new research.Related video ...

No, Earth will not have "two moons until 2083," but asteroid 2025 PN7 has joined Earth's orbital path, with the tiny fleet of space rocks set to trail Earth's orbit until 2083 before the sun pulls it ...

An asteroid named 2025 PN7 will be sharing the Earth's orbit until 2083. Earth will have a visitor within its orbit for the next several decades, according to astronomers. An asteroid named 2025 PN7 ...

Earth has just acquired a new best friend in space – a small asteroid named 2025 PN7. Not quite a moon, it has been moving in quiet company with our planet for decades, pacing our planet in nearly ...

The object, the latest “quasi-moon” detected by astronomers, could be with us for almost another 60 years. By Robin George Andrews The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as ...

NASA's astronomers have recently discovered a ‘quasi-moon' orbiting within Earth's orbital neighbourhood. This quasi-moon spotted in 2025 is an asteroid and not the first celestial object to be ...

Earth has a newly discovered—albeit temporary—companion in its journey around the sun. In research published this month in Research Notes of the AAS, a non-peer reviewed publication from the American ...

Everyone who has ever lived on Earth has been well-aware of the moon, but it turns out Earth also has some frequent temporary companions. These "quasi-moons" are small asteroids that enter into a kind ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown quasi-moon that’s been shadowing Earth’s orbit for decades, undetected, and will likely remain there for a few decades more. The quasi-moon, named 2025 ...

Our planet had a "second moon" for a hot minute in 2024. This gave space entrepreneurs a bright idea. Almost a year ago, the space science community watched as an asteroid entered Earth's orbit and ...