PT5, which almost became a temporary mini-moon to Earth, was recently found to be a broken-off part of the moon itself. This ...

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Last year, Earth briefly gained a second moon. Not a grand, glowing orb like the one we know, but a modest space rock, just 33 feet across, that lingered in our planet’s ...

For months space enthusiasts were fascinated by a small asteroid that was pulled by Earth's gravity and was fondly referred to as Earth's second Moon. A new study now reveals could have indeed been ...

NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) mission, initially set to explore the moon’s south pole for ...

The incoming object created an impact basin and sent streams of rocks hurtling like missiles, NASA said. Within minutes, two ...

While Resilience and Blue Ghost are in orbit and preparing to leave for the moon, another lunar lander — Intuitive Machines ' IM-2, or Athena — recently arrived at Cape Canaveral to loaded atop of a ...

Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object ...

If that's the case, it's only the second time a NEA has been found ... They can give insight into how impacts affect the moon or other bodies such as Earth and Mars. They would also help identify ...

A small asteroid, 2024 PT5, recently grabbed attention after it was spotted near Earth. The object ... suspect it may have been ejected from the Moon after a large impact. Teddy Kareta, an ...

However, this almost-mini-moon is still special as it is potentially ... So far, 2024 PT5 is just the second object in an Earth-like orbit of purported lunar origin. Astronomers found asteroid ...