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Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.

BGR · 1h

Earth’s temporary mini-moon might have actually been a piece of the Moon

New research suggests that Earth's recent mini-moon might have originated as part of our actual moon long, long ago.

earth · 3h

Earth's recent mini-moon seems to be a lost fragment of our real Moon

The small near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5 has been creating a buzz among researchers. Discovered last year with the help of a NASA-funded telescope, it is only about 33 feet across and does not pose any threat to Earth.

Space on MSN · 3d

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.

ExtremeTech on MSN · 3d

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,

Earth, Asteroid and Elon Musk

ZME Science · 1h

Astronomers Thought They Had Found A Dangerous Asteroid Near Earth — It Was Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster

The “asteroid” wasn’t a space rock after all. It was a cherry-red Tesla Roadster that Elon Musk launched into space to much fanfare in 2018 as part of a publicity stunt during the maiden flight of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket. The car, complete with a mannequin named “Starman” in the driver’s seat, had been orbiting the Sun ever since.

IFLScience on MSN · 3h

Near-Earth "Asteroid" Spotted By Astronomers Turns Out To Be Elon Musk's Car

A near-Earth "asteroid" recently spotted by astronomers poring through telescope data has turned out to be Elon Musk's car. On January 2, the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of a new asteroid.

The Mirror · 4h

Mystery 'asteroid' in Earth's orbit is something completely different – and it's Musk's fault

Major astronomy body the Minor Planet Centre (MPC) was forced to list the discovery - made by a citizen scientist - as "omitted" following a case of mistaken identity

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NASA Tracking Bus-Size Asteroid Approaching Earth at 30,000 Mph

BS4 may be anywhere between 17 and 40 feet across, and will approach at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.

Two Large Asteroids Set To Fly Dangerously Close To Earth This Week At More Than 25,000 MPH

Heads up, everybody. A couple of asteroids approximately the size of a school bus are set to make close approach with Earth ...

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See Earth's Lithospheric Magnetic Field

The magnetized rocks of Earth's crust and mantle, also known as the upper lithosphere, accounts for generating 6 percent of ...

Scientists Found Evidence of a Megaflood that Shaped Earth’s Geologic History

The authors also found evidence of w-shaped flood channels using seismic data and developed computer models to simulate how ...

The Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid May Not Have Been As Deadly as We Thought

Scientists have reevaluated the catastrophic impact of the Chicxulub asteroid that struck 66 million years ago, revising the ...

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Watch: Vivid hues of small asteroid illuminates Caribbean as sky skygazers capture 'impressive collision'

A close encounter with the cosmos unfolded over Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic as a small asteroid blazed across the sky, according to astronomers.

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