An asteroid named 2025 PN7 has been in quasi-orbit of Earth for approximately 60 years. It's expected to stay there for ...

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 ...

The Earth often gets a few visitors in the solar system, but some stick around for a while. Here's what to know about the ...

Earth's orbit is about to have a visitor, according to reports published by the Institute of Physics. The asteroid 2024 PT5 was discovered in August, along with its calculated trajectory to become the ...

Back in 1966, the Soviet Luna 9 mission became the first spacecraft to soft land on the Moon and send back images of the ...

A newly identified “quasi-moon” is being described as a second moon in Earth’s orbit, and it could stay there for decades.

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

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 ...

Interest in the moon has been high—just in the past two years there have been 12 attempts to send missions to the moon, nearly half of which private companies undertook. With so much activity, it's ...