Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
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 ...
Earth’s temporary mini-moon might have actually been a piece of the Moon
New research suggests that Earth's recent mini-moon might have originated as part of our actual moon long, long ago.
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Earth's recent mini-moon seems to be a lost fragment of our real Moon
The small near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5 has been creating a buzz among researchers. Discovered last year with the help of a ...
Study Reveals Earth's Small Asteroid Likely Originated from the Moon
NASA suggests asteroid 2024 PT5 might be a fragment of lunar rock Observations show a composition matching Moon samples, not asteroids Rare lunar-origin asteroids offer new insights for space explorat ...
'NASA finds a mini-moon': Agency finds a 10-meter lunar fragment hiding in plain sight
PT5, a 10-meter asteroid traced to the Moon, offering rare insights into lunar impacts, geology, and Earth-Moon dynamics ...
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70 million-yr-old fossil of world’s 1st flying vertebrate found with a bite mark, from a crocodile
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their ...
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Earth Had a Tiny Second Moon for a Few Months. It Might Be A Chunk of the Moon
For a few months, Earth had a second moon — a tiny asteroid that may have been a piece of our own Moon ...
Earth’s Mini-Moon Mystery Solved: It’s 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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Mysterious Object Orbiting Earth May Have Come from the Moon, Investigation Reveals
An unusual looking 33-foot-long object discovered orbiting Earth last year may have come from a surprising place.
Southern Woods & Waters: Cooper's First Deer pt5
On this episode of Southern Woods and Waters, Brandon and Dayton are joined by Josh Lovell from Southern Expo to discuss the ...
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NASA: Near-Earth Asteroid Likely Came from the Moon
The asteroid is about 33 feet (10 meters) across and poses no danger to Earth. It joins another known lunar asteroid ...
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Earth's recent asteroid visitor might've been a piece of the moon
2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 ...