Archival data revealed that the object has been in an Earth-like orbit for around six decades. Some 4 million kilometers (2.5 million miles) away from our planet, it's approximately 10 times farther away than the Moon. This means it has no impact on Earth's tides, gravity or daily life.

Those social media and other reports that the Earth now has two moons appear to be off the mark by about a moon. Astronomers assure that we still have only one, true lunar satellite and that the object garnering all the buzz is a so-called quasi moon, technically a “quasi satellite,” known as 2025 PN7.

Earth has reportedly gained a second moon, a small near-Earth object designated 2025 PN7, which is now classified as a quasi-satellite. This object wi

No, the Earth does not have two moons, stressed Dr Alfredo Carpineti, a science writer for IFLScience. Dr Carpineti, the author of the upcoming astronomy book, Invisible Rainbows, told Metro that this is because 2025 PN7 doesn’t orbit Earth like the Moon does.