Earth does not have a new second moon
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NASA has confirmed the existence of a new second moon which will orbit Earth for quite some time. If you’ve gotten used to only having the one moon, it’s time to adapt, because now that we’ve got two, you’re going to have to get used to people asking ‘which one’ when we talk about the bigger of the two.
Researchers are discussing 2025 PN7, a small celestial body that's following a similar orbital path to our planet's without being gravitationally tied to Earth
Asteroid 2025 PN7, which was recently discovered, turns out to be a quasi-moon, an object that orbits close to the Earth. It is expected to stay until 2083.
How did Jupiter’s formation shape the solar system, and specifically Earth’s orbit? This is what a recent study published in Science Advances h | Space
There has been a viral rumor going around on social media claiming that NASA has attested that Earth now features two moons. The rumor has spread rapidly on sites such as X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and TikTok, where people have been posting sensational posts and videos asserting that researchers have found a "second moon" around our world.