A moon of Earth's own. While 2024 PT5 never officially joined Earth's orbit, the almost-moon still became a topic of interest ...

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

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

The small near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5 has been creating a buzz among researchers. Discovered last year with the help of a ...

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Asteroid 2024 PT5 was discovered by Nasa's Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS). Scientists believe that the ...

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

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 ...

PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected ...

For a few months, Earth had a second moon — a tiny asteroid that may have been a piece of our own Moon ...

Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar ...

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