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  1. #Earth Has a New ‘#QuasiMoon,’ and It May Be Very Tiny
    The object shares Earth’s orbit around the sun and could be with us for almost another 60 years.
    Latest object is an #asteroid that #astronomers are calling #2025PN7. It has an orbit that’s similar to Earth’s around the sun, meaning it’s like a car traveling in same lane as our planet. It’s what’s known as a quasi-moon. And of handful of known quasi-moons, this one could be smallest, about 52ft
    nytimes.com/2025/09/19/science
    archive.ph/T32fs

  2. Get ready for a torrent of AI slop about a "Second Moon", a new 'Quasi-moon' has been found, a big boulder in Space which is currently sharing an orbit with us for a bit.

    earthsky.org/space/earth-quasi

    #2025pn7 #QuasiMoon #Space #Astrodon #Asteroids