Earth, Moon and asteroid

Earth’s Mini-Moon Mystery Solved: It’s a Chunk of the Moon
For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit around the Sun, temporarily caught by Earth’s gravity to become a far away mini-moon. A closer look at the space rock reveals a rather familiar origin: Earth’s mini-moon might actually be a broken-off piece of our regular Moon.
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.
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.
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.
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, Blue Ghost lunar and Kennedy Space Center

Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Slows Down

Mysterious 'Supercontinents' Inside Earth Challenge Mantle Theory
These ancient buried "super-continents"—known to scientists as large low-seismic-velocity provinces (LLSVPs)—were found ...
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Earth Sings with Mysterious Chorus Waves—And Deep Space Does, Too
Peculiar bursts of energy called chorus waves have been detected in deep space far from our planet, suggesting they could ...
Astronaut’s stunning Earth photo looks like ‘arteries in your retina’
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has captured another remarkable shot, this one showing the Betsiboka River estuary in ...
Where in the world are Earth’s oldest dinosaurs?
To account for the numerous gaps in the fossil record, they treated the parts of the world where fossils have not been ...
Six planets align in rare celestial event visible from Earth through mid February
Planetary alignments aren't rare, but they can be when they involve six of the eight planets in our solar system.
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Carbon removal schemes on farms could change Earth’s reflectivity
Carbon removal schemes involving enhanced rock weathering should consider whether the rocks they use are lighter or darker ...
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Chinese rocket booster falls to Earth, explodes near home (video)
Security camera footage posted on the social media platform Sina Weibo captured the scene of two family members reacting to ...
Nevada’s Lithium Could Help Save the Earth. But What Happens to Nevada?
Many climate experts see its deserts as a place to build the green-energy future. For two local activists, the price is too ...