Earth’s been hiding a little secret from its

partner, the moon. Turns out the Earth has had a “mini-moon” on the side for

over a century, and even though the relationship has been exposed, the

partnership is likely to continue for centuries to come.





irregularly, but still, two is quite better than one. This second “moon,” is

actually an asteroid called This newly discovered moon is smaller than our moon and goes around the Earth astonishinglyirregularly, but still, two is quite better than one. This second “moon,” isactually an asteroid called

and it is currently locked into “a little

dance” with Earth. It’s being called as “Quasi-Moon”.