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.

As of late 2025, NASA had confirmed the existence of a temporary second moon that would remain in orbit next to Earth until 2083. Rating: Mixture (About this rating?) What's True: Astronomers ...

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Earth is about to bid farewell to its temporary celestial companion as asteroid 2024 PT5 prepares to depart our orbit on Monday, just before this year's Thanksgiving celebration. This fascinating ...

It looks like the mini-moon asteroid 2024 PT5 hails from our true moon and, thus, from Earth! When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Move over moon, Earth has a new partner and it’s a small asteroid named 2025 PN7, now officially recognized by NASA as a ...