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Near-Earth Asteroid Likely Came from Moon

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,

Space on MSN · 2h

Earth's recent asteroid visitor might've been a piece of the moon

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

Phys.org · 1d

Study finds that Earth's small asteroid visitor is likely a chunk of moon rock

A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new insights to asteroid and lunar science.

The New York Times · 17h

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 surface.

Space Coast Daily · 1d

NASA Discovers Near-Earth Asteroid Likely a Lunar Fragment

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.

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It’s Not Sci-Fi: Americans Support Asteroid Defense Spending

In the United States, funding for planetary defense has long had strong bipartisan support both inside and outside of ...

Was asteroid 2024 PT5 ejected from moon? Here's what scientists have to say

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

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Asteroid impact sulfur release less lethal in dinosaur extinction

Previous studies have posited that the mass extinction that wiped the dinosaurs off the face of the Earth was caused by the release of large volumes of sulfur from rocks within the Chicxulub impact ...

The Times of Israel1d

Asteroid Apophis and its End-Time Message

The second visit of asteroid Apophis in 2036, also on April 13, heralds the coming of the Messiah and the beginning of a new ...

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Asteroid Impact Sulfur Less Deadly in Dino Extinction

Approximately 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid, estimated to be 10-15 kilometer in diameter, struck the Yucatán ...

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Giant asteroid will be visible with binoculars

"it's not completely unusual for asteroids to be near the Earth," Gallagher said. "Our moon is about a quarter million miles ...

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