Teddy Pruyne and Kacper Wierzchos, the astronomers from the United States have found that planet Earth has had another moon orbiting it for more than three years approximately.

The article published by Catalina Sky Survey confirms the US astronomers found another moon which is orbiting Earth from approximately three years.

The article published by Catalina Sky Survey confirms the US astronomers found another moon which is orbiting Earth from approximately three years.According to The University of Arizona - Catalina Sky Survey, the researchers Teddy Pruyne and Kacper Wierzchos had conducted a detailed study about the planetary motion and spotted that Earth's gravity captured a new companion to the moon many months ago or perhaps three years ago. It also reported that the object was undetected till now (15 February 2020) due to its tiny size and its complex circuitous orbital pathway.

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Catalina Sky Survey-The University of Arizona

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