By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — 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 near-Earth object, known as 2024 PT5, measures about 33 feet (10 meters) wide; however, it’s not in any danger of colliding with Earth now or over the next few decades due to its trajectory, according to researchers. Afte…

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Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say

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

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An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.

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By Ashley Strickland, CNN A small space rock that flew past Earth last year and has been dubbed its temporary moonlet may actually be a fragment of the Moon that broke off thousands of years ago. The near-Earth object, known as 2024 PT5, is about 33 feet (10 meters) across, but its trajectory poses no threat of collision with Earth now or in the coming decades, researchers say. After its close approach to Earth, 2024 PT5 is slowly moving away in…

Por Ashley Strickland, CNN Una pequeña roca espacial que estuvo cerca de la Tierra el año pasado y a la que se denominó su miniluna temporal podría ser en realidad un fragmento de la Luna que se desprendió hace miles de años. El objeto celeste cercano a la Tierra, conocido como 2024 PT5, mide unos 10 metros de ancho; sin embargo, no supone ningún peligro de colisión con la Tierra ahora ni en las próximas décadas debido a su trayectoria, según lo…

La reciente "miniluna" de la Tierra podría ser un fragmento de la Luna, según los astrónomos

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Earth's recent 'mini-moon' could be a fragment of the Moon, astronomers say

Near-Earth object 2024 PT5 became the centre of attraction when Earth's gravity captured it for months in September 2024.

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Where did Earth's second Moon come from? Mystery finally solved

The “minimum moon” that accompanied our moon for two months last year is actually a part of our moon. This is what a new study shows.

De ‘minimaan’ die afgelopen jaar twee maanden onze maan vergezelde, is eigenlijk een stuk van onze maan. Dat blijkt uit een nieuwe studie.

Wetenschappers denken te weten waar de ‘minimaan’, die twee maanden rond de aarde draaide, vandaan komt

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Scientists think they know where the “mini moon”, which revolved around the Earth for two months, comes from

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.

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Study finds that Earth's small asteroid visitor is likely a chunk of moon rock

For the last five hundred years it has been spinning around the Earth and it is estimated that it will be able to continue doing so for another five hundred. Cardea has a diameter of approximately 200 meters.

Durante los últimos quinientos años ha estado girando así alrededor de la Tierra y se estima que podrá seguir haciéndolo durante otros quinientos más. Cardea tiene un diámetro aproximado de 200 metros.

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What does Cardea mean, the name of the 'quasi-moon' of the Earth

The belief that asteroid 2024 PT5 was a huge boulder that broke off from the Moon after another space rock crashed into it before...More...

Την πεποίθηση που υπήρχε για τον αστεροειδή 2024 PT5, ότι πρόκειται για έναν τεράστιο ογκόλιθο που έσπασε από τη Σελήνη, μετά από συντριβή άλλου διαστημικού βράχου πάνω του πριν από…Περισσότερα...

Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say

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