去年发现的近地天体2024 PT5小行星以其潜在的月球起源吸引了科学家的目光。这颗小行星可能是几千年前月球受到巨大撞击后被抛射到太空中的，其轨道与地球轨道非常吻合。 研究人员证实它的成分与月球岩石相似，这为研究小行星和月球历史提供了难得的机会。

2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 ...

Unlike other common asteroids, 2024 PT5 has an orbit close to Earth, and it therefore possibly could be brought from Earth itself or from the Moon. It was not gravitationally captured by Earth but ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Asteroid 2024 PT5, which almost became a temporary mini-moon to Earth, was recently found to be a ...

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 ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5, discovered near Earth in 2024, is suspected to be a fragment from the Moon’s surface. Researchers found its composition matches lunar rock samples, specifically silicate-rich ...

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 ...

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 ...