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The Venus exploration spacecraft Zond 1, launched by the Soviet Union on April 2, 1964. (Image credit: Wikimedia) Is it possible that over the past 4.5 billion years of the Earth’s history, alien civilizations visited the solar System and installed monitors in the “baby room” of its habitable zone to follow the evolution of terrestrial life? Such monitors could have …

ATLANTA — Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has likely been hanging out near our planet unseen by telescopes for about 60 years, according to new research. The newly discovered celestial object, named 2025 PN7, is a type of near-Earth asteroid that orbits the sun but sticks close to our planet. Like our …

Quasi-moon 2023 FW13 is very small and dark, so it reflects very little sunlight. Its orbit is unusual, as it drifts far from Earth and blends in with the background stars. Modern sky surveys, like Pan-STARRS and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, have only recently become sensitive enough to spot such faint objects. As a result, 2023 FW13 remained hidden for decades, …

New Quasi-Moon Discovered Orbiting Earth, But It’s Been Around For Decades  Explorersweb » Meet Earth’s new travel buddy: A tiny quasi-moon that’s been following us for decades  Yahoo Astronomers Say Earth Has a Newly Discovered ‘Quasi-Moon,’ a Companion That Shares Its Orbit Around the Sun  Smithsonian Magazine Confirmed by scientists—Earth has a new cosmic companion called 2025 PN7, and it could be a …

The Earth has a new follower. Astronomers recently discovered a tiny quasi-moon that they believe has been orbiting the sun alongside the Earth for decades. The new quasi-moon, which is being called 2025 PN7, was first spotted this summer by scientists at the University of Hawaii. Its exact size is difficult to determine, but it’s clear that it’s very small …

A Tiny Quasi-Moon is Following Earth Around the Sun  The New York Times Astronomers discover previously unknown quasi-moon near Earth  CNN New Quasi-Moon Discovered Orbiting Near Earth, Unnoticed For 60 Years  NDTV Scientists Intrigued by Mysterious Object Floating Near Earth  Futurism Confirmed—the mysterious asteroid Kamo’oalewa, Earth’s so-called “second moon,” is actually a fragment torn from the Giordano Bruno crater on the far side of …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has likely been hanging out near our planet unseen by telescopes for about 60 years, according to new research. The newly discovered celestial object, named 2025 PN7, is a type of near-Earth asteroid that orbits the sun but sticks close to our planet. …

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of an asteroid orbiting the sun alongside Earth, much like the potential new quasi-moon. | Credit: Zoonar GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo A new paper describes another possible “quasi-moon” of Earth, and the interloping asteroid may have been following our planet …

A new paper describes another possible “quasi-moon” of Earth, and the interloping asteroid may have been following our planet around for decades, undetected. Quasi-moons, the Planetary Society states, are “like a gravitational sleight of hand.” They are asteroids, which — from our point of view on Earth — appear to be orbiting our planet like our permanent moon does. However, …

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 PN7, is one of around seven quasi-satellites that share Earth’s orbit around the Sun. The Pan-STARRS observatory in Hawaii spotted the quasi-moon on August 2, according to a paper published in …