Space.com27d
Earth's recent asteroid visitor might've been a piece of the moon
2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 ...
Indiatimes21d
Is 2024 PT5 a lost piece of the Moon or an asteroid? Unravel the mystery behind Earth’s mini-moon
Unlike other common asteroids, 2024 PT5 has an ... impacts and may open new doors in the study of our Moon. This small celestial object, once thought to be just another asteroid, may have a ...
The New York Times28d
Earth’s Mini-Moon Was Probably a Piece of Its Real Moon
The asteroid 2024 PT5 was probably the result ... that shape lunar rocks on and off the moon — while also satisfying the popular demand for new mini-moons. “It’s good to see the public ...
NDTV24d
Asteroid 2024 Pt5
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.
The Week UK on MSN16d
Earth's mini-moon was the moon all along
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 more ...
Earth’s Mini-Moon Mystery Solved: It’s a Chunk 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 around the Sun, temporarily caught by Earth’s gravity to become a far away ...
ExtremeTech27d
NASA: Near-Earth Asteroid Likely Came from the Moon
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 ...
Phys.org29d
Study finds that Earth's small asteroid visitor is likely a chunk of moon rock
"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: ...