Last year, astronomers on the hunt for potentially dangerous near-Earth asteroids spotted something unusual. A space rock, ...

Earth's temporary asteroid friend last year was a chunk of its real moon that had been blasted into space thousands of years ...

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

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

A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...

The sun’s light exerts a tiny force called “solar radiation pressure” on objects in space. Lightweight human-made debris, ...

NASA’s Goldstone Solar System Radar is closely tracking asteroid 2024 PT5 during its nearest approach to Earth, a distance ...

A small asteroid named 2024 PT5, once hailed as Earth's temporary second moon, might have originated from our very own Moon.

The small near-Earth object 2024 PT5 captured the world’s attention last year after a NASA-funded telescope discovered it lingering close to, but never orbiting, our planet for several months.

PT5, a possible lunar fragment, intrigues scientists with its silicate-rich makeup and lunar-like reflectance, offering ...

Scientists discover asteroid 2024 PT5, a small space rock with a mysterious origin, possibly ejected from the Moon after a ...

A tiny asteroid loitering in a near-Earth orbit for a few months last year may have an intriguing origin on our Moon.