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Earth Has Another Quasi-Satellite: The Asteroid Arjuna 2025 PN7


Earth has a new co-moving neighbour. It's a new member of the group of asteroids that follow Earth-like orbits and are called quasi-satellites. Together, they constitute an asteroid belt.

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