PT5, initially identified as a near-Earth asteroid, is believed to be a lunar fragment due to its unique orbit and mineral ...

The small near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5 has been creating a buzz among researchers. Discovered last year with the help of a ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

For many involved in the Oscars, the fires have been felt acutely. O'Brien's Pacific Palisades home survived but his family ...

Tom joined Newsweek in August 2024 from BBC Science Focus and ... The image released by NASA was captured at 1:44 p.m. PT on January 23, 2025, and shows a fire raging in the El Escondido area ...

NASA is currently monitoring asteroid 2024 PT5, which is passing by Earth this month at a safe distance. Discovered in August 2024, the 33-foot-wide object has followed a path similar to Earth’s, ...

NASA suggests asteroid 2024 PT5 might be a fragment of lunar rock Observations show a composition matching Moon samples, not asteroids Rare lunar-origin asteroids offer new insights for space explorat ...

Nasa's Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) detected the asteroid for the first time on August 7. This asteroid originated from the Arjuna asteroid belt, a collection of space rocks ...

The largest solar storm in two decades hit Earth in May 2024. For several days, wave after wave of high-energy charged ...