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

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

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, ...

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

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

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 ...

The object is known as Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) 2024 PT5 (or PT5, for short) and its orbit is very similar to Earth's. Oddly ...