The discovery of a new asteroid in the Earth's orbit around the sun has led to chatter that it's a second 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 ...

Technically, it's not a real moon. It's what scientists call a quasi-moon—a space rock that doesn't orbit Earth directly but ...

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 ...

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. The newly ...

The Earth has a new follower. Astronomers recently discovered a tiny quasi-moon that they believe has been orbiting the sun alongside the Earth for decades. The new quasi-moon, which is being called ...

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Did you know nearly 17,500 satellites have been launched since 1957? Or what about the fact that more than 10% of those launches weren't registered internationally? While more and more orbital objects ...

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 ...