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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

  3. 🌍✨ Earth has a quasi-moon!
    Astronomers found asteroid PN7, a companion orbiting with us every 63 years — almost like the Moon’s younger sibling. 🚀

    In my latest post, I explore how PN7’s discovery inspires my upcoming sci-fi web serial Hindsight Station. Even the smallest objects in space can teach humanity big lessons.

    👉 authormulhall.com/pn7-asteroid

    #Science #Space #Cosmology #Asteroid #QuasiMoon #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Writing #WebSerial #reading #blog

  4. It's Chibi Moon!

    RT @coreyspowell
    Earth has a newly discovered quasi-moon! The little asteroid 2023 FW13 tags along with our planet and may stick with us for hundreds of years or more.
    groups.io/g/mpml/message/38578 #quasimoon #2023FW13

    mastodon.social/@coreyspowell/

  5. Earth has a newly discovered quasi-moon! The little asteroid 2023 FW13 tags along with our planet and may stick with us for hundreds of years or more.
    groups.io/g/mpml/message/38578 #quasimoon #2023FW13
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    RT @tony873004
    Meet newly-discovered asteroid 2023 FW13. @AdrienCoffinet noticed it is a quasi-satellite of Earth.
    Astronomer, Sam Deen, located precovery images which help confirm the 1:1 resonance with Earth. This is the …
    twitter.com/tony873004/status/