Earth's temporary asteroid friend last year was a chunk of its real moon that had been blasted into space thousands of years ...
PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected ...
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.
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 ...
New research suggests that Earth's recent mini-moon might have originated as part of our actual moon long, long ago.
For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...
The asteroid is about 33 feet (10 meters) across and poses no danger to Earth. It joins another known lunar asteroid ...
A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...
For a few months, Earth had a second moon — a tiny asteroid that may have been a piece of our own Moon ...
PT5 traced to lunar highlands; Apollo 14 rocks match Research reveals natural origin; trajectory rules out space debris ...