An asteroid that's big enough to wipe out a city has a 1-in-43 chance of hitting our planet in the year 2032. But according ...

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

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

Identified by astronomers in August 2024 near Earth, a small space rock is likely a fragment of the moon that broke off ...

On Sunday, 29th September, Earth captured a new "minimoon" known as 2024 PT5 ... Earth is set to capture a temporary second moon, asteroid 2024 PT5, starting September 29, 2024.

Asteroid 2024 PT5, which almost became a temporary mini-moon to Earth, was recently found to be a broken-off part of the moon ...

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

A new study of 2024 PT5 suggests it's no coincidence this asteroid is hanging around in our celestial neighborhood. This object appears to be a piece of the Moon, which was broken off in a ...

"This is a story about the moon as told by asteroid scientists ... asteroid but then strayed into new territory in terms of the questions we can ask of 2024 PT5." More information: Theodore ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5, which almost became a temporary ... Studying these could provide new insight into the moon and its composition. Researchers deduced the object's true nature by observing its ...