Scientists think that 2024 PT5 could be part of a hidden population of lunar asteroids: parts of the Moon that have been ejected into space over millions of years by asteroid or comet impacts.

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 ...

2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 ...

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 ...

In August 2024, the ATLAS telescope in South Africa discovered asteroid 2024 PT5, a ten-meter-wide space rock roughly the size of a school bus, according to Phys.org. Following its discovery ...

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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 ...

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

A small asteroid, 2024 PT5, recently grabbed attention after it was spotted near Earth. The object, around 33 feet (10 meters) wide, has been orbiting the Sun closely, but not Earth. While 2024 ...

An object, officially called 2024 PT5, which was first spotted in August 2023, then observed as a near-Earth asteroid. Subsequent research included the thrilling speculation that this in reality ...

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 impact thousands of years ago.