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Near-Earth Asteroid Likely Came from Moon

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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 Kamo'oalewa, which a different team of scientists have traced to an old impact crater on the far side of the moon.

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NASA: Near-Earth Asteroid Likely Came from the Moon

Last year, astronomers on the hunt for potentially dangerous near-Earth asteroids spotted something unusual. A space rock, now dubbed 2024 PT5 made several close passes by Earth, not quite orbiting our planet,

Study finds that Earth's small asteroid visitor is likely a chunk of moon rock

A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new insights to asteroid and lunar science.

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Earth’s Mini-Moon Was Probably a Piece of Its Real Moon

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

From new commercial Moon landers to asteroid investigations, expect a slate of exciting space missions in 2025

NASA’s Lucy mission will continue its journey to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, which share Jupiter’s orbit around the ...

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Astronomers announce discovery of new asteroid — only to learn it’s a Tesla sports car hurling through space

The Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Mass., officially registered the new space rock Jan. 2, saying it was spotted hurling ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Astronomers just deleted an asteroid because it turned out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster

The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...

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Was asteroid 2024 PT5 ejected from moon? Here's what scientists have to say

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

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Newly discovered asteroid turns out to be Tesla Roadster launched into space

Astronomers mistook a Tesla Roadster that was launched into orbit in 2018 for an asteroid earlier this month. The registry of ...

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Asteroid with potential of smashing into Earth spotted by scientists - before object revealed to be something very different

Harvard astronomers were left red-faced after mistaking Elon Musk's orbiting Tesla Roadster for a potentially dangerous ...

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Orbit Animation Of Skyscraper-Sized Asteroid Flying Closer Than Moon

NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited by Steve Spaleta Music: Stay in Orbit by Victor Lundberg / courtesy of Epidemic Sound ...

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