Asteroid 2024 PT5, which almost became a temporary mini-moon to Earth, was recently found to be a broken-off part 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 ...

Take 2024 PT5, a bus-sized asteroid that drifted near Earth last year. Recent research reveals this might not have been just another run-of-the-mill asteroid—it might be a chunk of the Moon ...

Earth bids farewell to its temporary 'mini moon' that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon Nov 25, 2024 Earth to capture a 'second moon' this weekend, NASA says ...

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Taken together, the research reveals a population of exiled moon rocks ... Tony Dunn Earth often encounters drifting objects, including asteroids or meteoroids, that can become temporary moons ...

People gazing up at the night sky this March will have the opportunity to see the Moon change color during a special eclipse ...

Blue Ghost has left Earth’s orbit, carrying NASA’s science to the Moon. Instruments are performing well, including a ...

In late 2020 Earth got a new visitor in the form of ... If that had been the case, it would have been a true miniature (and temporary) moon, but the fact that it was just manmade junk means ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Earth's distant rocky companion was likely a fragment of the moon blasted into space thousands of ...

A small space rock that lingered near Earth last year and was referred to as its temporary “mini-moon” may actually be a chunk of the moon that chipped off thousands of years ago. The ...

A small space rock that lingered near Earth last year and was referred to as its temporary “mini-moon” may actually be a chunk of the moon that chipped off thousands of years ago. The celestial ...