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Fact: Is the Moon is Earth's only natural satellite? Maybe not.

In 1999, scientists discovered a 3-mile (5 kilometer) wide asteroid caught in Earth's gravitational grip.

If Cruithne is a satellite of our planet, it takes 770 years to complete a horseshoe-shaped orbit and will continue to orbit around Earth for at least 5,000 years.

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