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Earth’s Mini-Moon Was Probably a Piece of Its Real Moon
By Becky Ferreira For a few months last fall, a school-bus-size space rock named 2024 PT5 gained fame as Earth’s new “mini-moon.” Astronomers rushed to study the object while it was still ...
Business Standard2d
Was asteroid 2024 PT5 ejected from moon? Here's what scientists have to say
The latest study suggests that the asteroids could be part of our moon. Earth gravity captured the 33 feet (10 meters) wide near earth object called '2024 PT5' in September 2024. The asteroid is not a ...
India Today2d
Where did Earth's second Moon come from? Mystery finally solved
Near-Earth object 2024 PT5 became the centre of attraction when Earth's gravity captured it for months in September 2024. Listen to Story The asteroid appears to be composed of rock broken off from ...
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A piece of the moon? Small asteroid may be a lunar rock ejected by impact
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Last year, a small asteroid called 2024 PT5 caught the world’s attention when it was spotted lingering near Earth for several months. Measuring about 33 feet (10 meters ...