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

Unlike other common asteroids, 2024 PT5 has an orbit close to Earth, and it therefore possibly could be brought from Earth itself or from the Moon. It was not gravitationally captured by Earth but ...

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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 ...

were already observing the object before anyone dubbed it a potential mini-moon. To ensure that 2024 PT5 wasn’t a hunk of space debris, like an old rocket, which can also be found in an ...

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.

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 ...

Using the Lowell Discovery Telescope in Arizona and NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility in Hawaii, scientists analyzed 2024 PT5’s surface and discovered that the mini-moon reflects light almost ...

dubbed Earth's "mini-moon," which can even be more likely to be a small part of the Moon rather than an actual "normal" asteroid. 2024 Unlike other common asteroids, 2024 PT5 has an orbit close to ...