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 ...
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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 ...
Earth’s Mini-Moon Was Probably a Piece of Its Real Moon
Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar ...
Moon on the Move: Surprising New Ridges Reveal Recent Activity
A new study has uncovered evidence that the moon is still geologically active, contradicting previous beliefs that its ...
How to make oxygen on the moon
Inside a giant sphere, the engineers pored over their equipment. Before them stood a silvery metal contraption swathed in ...
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Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
However, this almost-mini-moon is still special as it is potentially a piece of the real moon, said Dr. Teddy Kareta, a postdoctoral associate at Lowell Observatory in Arizona. Kareta is the lead ...
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Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
While the space rocks largely originate from the main asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter, some have been created after impacts chipped off parts of the moon's surface.