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Earth could theoretically host two more moons the same size as the current moon. If the extra moons were smaller, it could have even more.

Physicists work out how many moons Earth could have

12 August 2022

Simulations suggest that Earth could theoretically host two more moons the size of the one we've got now, or several smaller moons

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