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

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

PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected ...

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an ...

In August 2024, the ATLAS telescope in South Africa discovered asteroid 2024 PT5, a ten-meter-wide space rock roughly the ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5 was discovered by Nasa's Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS). Scientists believe that the ...

Earth's temporary asteroid friend last year was a chunk of its real moon that had been blasted into space thousands of years ...

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

A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...

Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5, discovered near Earth in 2024, is suspected to be a fragment from the Moon’s surface. Researchers found its composition matches lunar rock samples, specifically silicate-rich ...

For a few months, Earth had a second moon — a tiny asteroid that may have been a piece of our own Moon ...