For the average person, gazing up at the sky to stare at the stars and maybe find a constellation is about the extent of our knowledge of space. Some of us grew up in a world with nine planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Only to learn years later that Pluto isn’t the real deal. Instead, scientists now refer to it as a dwarf planet. Sure, we’ve learned about the Sun and the Moon, but we rely on people like astronomers to make the big discoveries. Like the 2025 PN7 “quasi moon,” for example. It’s moving around the Sun just like Earth and looks like a second moon, according to Pubity, but it’s much smaller and very far away. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pubity (@pubity) The 2025 PN7 Could Be Around For A Very Long Time Scientists may have only just discovered the 2025 PN7, but it might be here to stay, at least for a few decades. “It is not bound to Earth like the Moon. It follows a synchronized path with us around the Sun and drifts in a long loop that keeps it nearby,” Pubity explained. “Models suggest it has been in our neighborhood for decades and could stick around until about 2083.” But the craziest part is that at its closest, the 2025 PN7 is still about 2.5 million miles from Earth. That twin is twice as far as the Moon, and much smaller. It’s only about 60 feet wide and not visible to the naked eye. The discovery of the 2025 PN7 brought jokes to the Pubity comment section. “Are we a part of a moon exchange program now?” Someone asked. This person went with a clever Austin Powers joke. “I shall call him….. Mini Moon,” they wrote. “2 moons! In this economy?!” Another person joked. This story’s featured image can be found here. The post Scientists Confirm Earth Now Has A Second Moon appeared first on InspireMore.