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No One Actually Knows What a Moon Is

In August, an amateur French astronomer, Adrien Coffinet, messaged an email list dedicated to asteroid and comet research with an announcement. He’d identified a new quasi-moon: “2025 PN7 seems to be a quasi-satellite of the Earth,” he wrote. Last week, news of the quasi-moon went mainstream, as a surge of headlines declared that Earth officially had a second moon. This isn’t exactly right: As several scientists reiterated to me, Earth still only has one real moon. But as researchers have discovered more moonlike objects in our solar system—including 128 moons orbiting Saturn just this year—our concept of what counts as a moon has been forced to expand. Now it’s approaching a breaking point....

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No One Actually Knows What a Moon Is

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In August, an amateur French astronomer, Adrien Coffinet, messaged an email list dedicated to asteroid and comet research with an announcement. He’d...

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Meet Earth’s new mini-moon named Arjuna 2025 PN7 revealing hidden secrets of near-Earth asteroids

times of india - 23/Oct 06:30

Earth has welcomed a new temporary mini-moon, asteroid 2025 PN7, a 62-foot object now orbiting our planet for decades. This quasi-moon, part of the...

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Did NASA just discover a new moon?

wn.com - 22/Oct 06:20

A small asteroid designated 2025 PN7 has become Earth's latest celestial companion, according to Yahoo News. Yahoo News reports that NASA this week...

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NASA quasi moon begins 50 year journey around Earth until 2038

times of india - 22/Oct 01:30

Earth has a new cosmic companion, a 19-meter asteroid named 2025 PN7, discovered in August 2025. This 'quasi-moon' will orbit near Earth for about 50...

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Earth now has a second moon? What is 2025 PN7, what do Astronomers say about ...

wn.com - 21/Oct 18:59

2025 PN7, earth's second moon, is a quasi-moon — a celestial object that travels almost exactly in sync with Earth. Researchers at the University of...

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NASA group launches defense probe to protect Earth from Manhattan-size comet

wn.com - 24/Oct 22:12

They’re battening down the heavenly hatches. A NASA-coordinated group has reportedly begun efforts to observe Comet 3I/ATLAS after it was seen...

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Comet or alien spaceship? An astrophysicist explains what we know about interstellar traveler 3IAtlas

knowridge.com - 14/Oct 10:42

The eyes of every astronomer widened this year when an interstellar traveler was discovered in our solar system. Despite some suggestions that it...

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Comet or alien spaceship? An astrophysicist explains what we know about interstellar traveler 3IAtlas

knowridge.com - 14/Oct 10:42

The eyes of every astronomer widened this year when an interstellar traveler was discovered in our solar system. Despite some suggestions that it...

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Astronomers Have Discovered Earth’s Latest Quasi-Lunar Moon

wn.com - 24/Oct 21:22

As mankind was planning the first moon landing in the 1960s, an asteroid approached Earth—and still hasn’t left. ......

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Nostradamus predicted 3I/ATLAS rare interstellar object nears Earth in 2025

times of india - 25/Oct 07:00

Astronomers confirmed the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is approaching Earth, sparking public interest and comparisons to Nostradamus' prophecies....

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