Researchers believe the “quasi-satellite” has accompanied Earth since 1957.

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Earth has a second moon? Not exactly, though social media would have you believe it. Earth has only one true natural satellite ...

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 ...

Asteroid 2025 PN7 orbits Earth similarly to the moon but is a quasi-satellite. The asteroid poses no threat and will never come closer than 4 million kilometers to Earth. Other quasi-satellites ...