Discovered in August 2024, PT5’s silicate-rich composition rules out an artificial origin. The study, led by Theodore Kareta (Lowell Observatory) and Oscar Fuentes-Munoz (NASA JPL), is available ...

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, ...

The object is known as Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) 2024 PT5 (or PT5, for short) and its orbit is very similar to Earth's. Oddly enough, that region often gets littered with rocket bodies. Interestingly, ...