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

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

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 ...

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

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At the Interactive Science Centre, Esplora, the Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Research, and Innovation, Keith Azzopardi Tanti, officially inaugurated the temporary exhibition Moonfall: The Rare ...

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 ...

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 ...

A small asteroid, 2024 PT5, recently grabbed attention after it was spotted near Earth. The object ... suspect it may have been ejected from the Moon after a large impact. Teddy Kareta, an ...

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