Gadgets: Asteroid 2024 PT5 Linked to Lunar Surface, Reveals Planetary Defense Insights

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Asteroid 2024 PT5 Linked to Lunar Surface, Reveals Planetary Defense Insights

Asteroid 2024 PT5, sized like a school bus, passed Earth in January at 1.1 million miles. Research suggests it originated from the moon, ejected thousands of years ago by an impact. Spectral analysis matched it to Apollo 14 lunar rocks, ruling out artificial origins. This is the second known lunar asteroid after 469219 Kamo'oalewa. The study hints at more lunar-orig...

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