In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...

PT5, initially identified as a near-Earth asteroid, is believed to be a lunar fragment due to its unique orbit and mineral composition matching lunar rocks. Researchers propose it could have been ...

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The celestial object, called 2024 PT5, is about 10-meter wide and poses no threat of collision with Earth now or in the near future, thanks to its trajectory. After closely approaching Earth ...

PT5 traced to lunar highlands; Apollo 14 rocks match Research reveals natural origin; trajectory rules out space debris Insights boost detection of near-Earth objects with lunar origins ...

Researchers studying 2024 PT5 have observed new data which hints that the rock originated from the Moon. They suspect that it was knocked off the lunar surface after a massive impact several thousands ...

known as 2024 PT5, was first spotted Aug. 7 by astronomers using the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS. Measuring about 33 feet in diameter, the object never ...