PT5, which almost became a temporary mini-moon to Earth, was recently found to be a broken-off part of the moon itself. This ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5, which almost became a temporary mini-moon to Earth, was recently found to be a broken-off part of the moon itself. This discovery has led scientists to believe there are many ...

A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more appropriate than thought.

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You wont want to miss out on the little mini-moon, which is smaller than a supermoon - plus, when to expect the 2025 ...

PT5, initially identified as a near-Earth asteroid, is believed to be a lunar fragment due to its unique orbit and mineral ...

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For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...

New research suggests that Earth's recent mini-moon might have originated as part of our actual moon long, long ago.

Unlike other common asteroids, 2024 PT5 has an orbit close to Earth, and it therefore possibly could be brought from Earth itself or from the Moon. It was not gravitationally captured by Earth but ...