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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,

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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.

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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.

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NASA Tracking Washington Monument-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth

The asteroid, named 2022 CE2, is estimated by NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to be about 370 feet across, with JPL's ...

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Enormous, mountain-size asteroid will be visible from Earth this weekend in rare 'once in a decade' event

Here's how to watch it live this weekend ... the near-Earth asteroid measures an estimated 2.6 miles (4.2 kilometers) wide — roughly the width of Manhattan — according to NASA's Jet Propulsion ...

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Asteroid Alinda: How to get a glimpse of massive, once in a century asteroid as it flies past Earth

The asteroid, named (887) Alinda, will reach peak brightness this weekend in a rare celestial event that can be observed with basic binoculars or through a free livestream. NASA’s Jet Propulsion ...

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NASA Tracking Empire State Building-Sized Asteroid Approaching

The asteroid, named 2024 WY70, is estimated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to be roughly 820 feet in diameter, with JPL's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) forecasting that it ...

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