US EditionDoes Earth Have 2 Moons? Kind of. Here's What to Know About 2025 PN7
The 19-meter asteroid 2025 PN7 will orbit near Earth for nearly six decades, offering scientists a unique chance to study orbital mechanics and asteroid behavior.
- On Aug. 2, 2025, scientists discovered asteroid 2025 PN7 at the Pan-STARRS observatory, University of Hawaii, identifying it as a quasi-moon that will accompany Earth until about 2083.
- Astronomers say 2025 PN7 is a co-orbital object whose orbital period nearly matches Earth's, causing it to loop ahead and behind as if following us, and it shifted into a quasi-moon path in the 1950s after earlier telescopic observations.
- Measuring about 19 metres, 2025 PN7 remains millions of kilometres beyond the Moon's orbit and poses no threat to Earth's atmosphere, scientists say.
- Because it shares Earth's orbital speed and lies nearby, spacecraft could reach 2025 PN7 with low energy, and researchers view studying it as key to testing orbital mechanics and asteroid behavior.
- Despite reassurances from scientists, social media and conspiracy theorists claim the 'second moon,' which NASA has not confirmed, while Carlos de la Fuentes said `No real hints about its origins, only speculations`.
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The Economic TimesNASA confirms Earth has a second moon, and it will stay with us until 2083
Earth has acquired a rare companion in space: a minor asteroid called 2025 PN7, confirmed by NASA as a “quasi-moon”. Identified by the University of Hawaii, it moves almost in sync with Earth around the Sun, seeming to shadow the planet without being gravitationally attached. Measuring 18 to 36 meters, the asteroid has probably accompanied Earth for approximately 60 years and might remain until 2083.
Earth gains a new ”Moon” until 2083
Astronomers have announced that Earth has gained a new cosmic companion, a small asteroid named 2025 PN7, which will accompany our planet for the next half-century. Although some have nicknamed it a mini-moon, it is not a true satellite like our Moon. Instead, 2025 PN7 is what scientists call a quasi-moon, a rocky body that orbits the Sun on a path that stays remarkably close to Earth’s own orbit. Source
NASA confirms a new quasi-moon orbiting the Earth until 2083
Earth has just acquired a new best friend in space – a small asteroid named 2025 PN7. Not quite a moon, it has been moving in quiet company with our planet for decades, pacing our planet in nearly perfect synchronization as both orbit around the Sun. A Surprising Discovery University of Hawaii astronomers using the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope in Haleakalā first spotted the object last August. Just 18 to 36 meters wide — roughly as tall as a low-rise …
NASA Confirms Earth’s “Secret Second Moon” – Tiny Asteroid 2025 PN7 Will Orbit with Us Until 2083!
NASA Announces New “Quasi-Moon” Discovery On Oct 22, 2025, space agencies worldwide celebrated the announcement that Earth has a new celestial companion. A team from the University of Hawaii’s Pan-STARRS survey discovered a tiny asteroid – designated 2025 PN7 – on Aug. 2, 2025, and subsequent orbit analysis showed it has been silently trailing Earth for roughly 60 years chron.com. NASA confirmed in a press report that this 62-foot-wide rock is E…
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