2025 PN7: Earth's Nearby Quasi-Moon

Astronomers discovered 2025 PN7 near Earth on August 2, 2025.
2025 PN7 is a 30-meter-wide Arjuna asteroid in Earth's resonance.
It orbits Earth for ~60 years at 186,000 miles without collision risk.
Tracking refines orbital predictions for Earth-Sun-asteroid dynamics.
New observatories will aid future space exploration by finding similar objects.

Astronomy | Discovery | Asteroid

United States | Hawaii

Carlos de la Fuente Marcos

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