Mini-moons like the one Earth just captured could be huge business opportunities
Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...
Is 2024 PT5 a lost piece of the Moon or an asteroid? Unravel the mystery behind Earth’s mini-moon
An object, officially called 2024 PT5, which was first spotted in August 2023, then observed as a near-Earth asteroid.
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Here’s How to Watch the Rare Total Lunar Eclipse This Week
At the time, the phenomenon—known as an asteroid named 2024 PT5—was first spotted by NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) initiative in early August, who calculated ...
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‘Mini moon’ bids Earth farewell
That should deepen scientists’ understanding of the object known as 2024 PT5, quite possibly a boulder that was blasted off the moon by an impacting, crater-forming asteroid. While not ...
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Earth to have temporary ‘mini moon’
The space rock — 2024 PT5 — was first spotted in August by astronomers at Complutense University of Madrid using a powerful telescope located in Sutherland, South Africa. These short-lived ...
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'NASA finds a mini-moon': Agency finds a 10-meter lunar fragment hiding in plain sight
An asteroid, 2024 PT5, was captured briefly by Earth’s gravity in 2024, later identified as a fragment from the Moon. Its unique origin offers a rare glimpse into celestial dynamics. Dr. Teddy ...