A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more ...

Astronomers now suggest that the small celestial body, initially dubbed Earths “mini-moon” 2024 PT5, might be a lunar ...

By Becky Ferreira For a few months last fall, a school-bus-size space rock named 2024 PT5 gained fame as Earth’s new “mini-moon.” Astronomers rushed to study the object while it was still ...

Using the Lowell Discovery Telescope in Arizona and NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility in Hawaii, scientists analyzed 2024 PT5’s surface and discovered that the mini-moon reflects light almost ...

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Returning to the Moon requires solving the problem of reliable power for lunar missions. Solar energy is abundant in some locations on the Moon, but it’s not always reliable due to the long lunar ...

A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely referred to as a "mini-moon." Turns out the lunar-inspired moniker may have been more accurate than we realized.

A small space rock that lingered near Earth last year and was referred to as its temporary “mini-moon” may actually be a chunk of the moon that chipped off thousands of years ago. The celestial ...