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Space is getting crowded — nowadays, over 45,000 human-made objects orbit Earth. A portion of that figure is indeed ...

Lunar-based measurements reveal Earth’s outgoing radiation is dominated by low-order spherical harmonics, providing unified global data for climate and environmental studies ...

Earth has adopted a new(ish) traveling companion. It’s a tiny asteroid with quasi-moon status, named 2025 PN7 by astronomers. Not to be mistaken with a mini-moon, the celestial object follows an orbit ...

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 ...

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 ...

Astronomers discovered a "quasi-satellite" of Earth, also known as a "quasi-moon," dubbed 2025 PN7 in 2025. NASA told Snopes that 2025 PN7 has been in its current configuration "since at least the ...

The Moon, our constant celestial companion, is drifting away from Earth at a slow but measurable rate. According to a detailed study published byThe Conversation, the Moon is moving approximately 1.5 ...

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 ...

Astronomers recently detected a stray quasi-moon in our planet’s orbit, but it's hardly the first stowaway to hang out around Earth. Unlike the Earth's moon, quasi-moons are not gravitationally bound ...