Satellites and spacecraft in the vast region between Earth and the moon and just beyond—called cislunar space—are crucial for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers have discovered 2025 PN7, a small quasi-moon that mirrors Earth’s orbit around the Sun. (CREDIT: ESA) Earth has just ...

Everyone who has ever lived on Earth has been well-aware of the moon, but it turns out Earth also has some frequent temporary companions. These "quasi-moons" are small asteroids that enter into a kind ...

Earth has a newly discovered—albeit temporary—companion in its journey around the sun. In research published this month in Research Notes of the AAS, a non-peer reviewed publication from the American ...

NASA's astronomers have recently discovered a ‘quasi-moon' orbiting within Earth's orbital neighbourhood. This quasi-moon spotted in 2025 is an asteroid and not the first celestial object to be ...

Astronomers have discovered a small asteroid that has been quietly accompanying Earth on its journey around the sun for the past 60 years, according to research published in September. The celestial ...

An asteroid named 2025 PN7 will be sharing the Earth's orbit until 2083. Earth will have a visitor within its orbit for the next several decades, according to astronomers. An asteroid named 2025 PN7 ...