It sounds like science fiction: a secret companion has been shadowing our planet since the dawn of the Space Age, a cosmic fellow traveller that went completely unnoticed for over 60 years. But in ...

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.

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 ...

The recently spotted asteroid 2025 PN7 appears to be the source of the rumor mill about Earth's supposed second moon. Earth has several quasi-moons that get their name due to the fact that they ...

NASA has confirmed a small asteroid named 2025 PN7 is a quasi-moon of Earth. The space rock orbits the sun at a similar pace to Earth, making it appear to follow our planet. This quasi-moon is ...

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 ...

Astronomers have discovered a small asteroid that has been quietly accompanying Earth on its journey around the sun for the past 60 years, according to research published in September. The celestial ...

Atoms and molecules from Earth's atmosphere have been migrating into space and settling on the moon's surface for billions of ...

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 ...