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Does Earth have two moons now? What NASA says about our new space friend, a quasi-moon.

Several celestial objects have been spotted over the years and deemed a "quasi-moon" by astronomers, including asteroid 2025 ...
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Astronomers Say Earth Has a Newly Discovered ‘Quasi-Moon,’ a Companion That Shares Its Orbit Around the Sun

Researchers are discussing 2025 PN7, a small celestial body that's following a similar orbital path to our planet's without ...

Does Earth have 2 moons? Here’s what astronomers say

It’s hard to believe, but some reports circulating on social media say there are two moons and there will be for several ...

A New 'Quasi-Moon' Has Been Discovered Near Earth and Will Stick Around For Another 60 Years

Scientists out of the Pan-STARRs observatory in Hawaii discovered the new quasi-moon on Aug. 29, according to CNN and ABC ...

The Earth Two Moon Theory Is Real - But Is It Dangerous? Here Are Possible Scenarios If Quasi Celestial Body Starts Affecting Us

Scientists confirm Earth's so-called 'second moon' is just a small, temporary quasi-satellite with no real impact, debunking ...
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What is PN7 and how the Quasi satellite sparked Earth's second moon rumor? Meet the asteroid that’s shadowing our planet

A small asteroid named 2024 PN7 is moving close to Earth, sparking false claims about a second moon — here’s what scientists actually say.

Will Earth have 2 moons orbiting it? Astronomers explain the 'quasi-moon'

Quasi-moons are not real moons and don't actually orbit the Earth, although they sometimes appear to do so for short periods of time, Phil Nicholson, professor of astronomy at Cornell University, told ...