Earth has a 2nd moon! Amazing 65-foot asteroid just found by Pan-STARRS telescope
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Astronomers have discovered a new asteroid that has been orbiting Earth, acting as a "quasi-moon" of our planet. Yes, it is being called the Earth's second moon. This asteroid, named 2023 FW13, has a unique and complex orbit that extends halfway between Mars and Venus, according to David Chandler of Sky & Telescope.The asteroid was first detected on March 28 by astronomers using the Pan-STARRS survey Telescope, located on top of Haleakala, a dormant volcano in Hawaii. The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, as well as the Kitt Peak National Observatory and Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter in Arizona, later confirmed its existence. The official announcement of the discovery was made in April. The news caught the attention of Adrien Coffinet, a journalist from the French news website Futura - ...