A new study of 2024 PT5 suggests it's no coincidence this asteroid is hanging around in our celestial neighborhood. This object appears to be a piece of the Moon, which was broken off in a ...

The asteroid came closest to Earth on Christmas Day — passing within roughly 500,000 miles (800,000 kilometers) of Earth, about twice the distance of the moon ... it will hit or miss the ...

While you likely won’t see bright fireballs — both because this particular meteor shower is waning now because of the bright light from the full moon — there’s always a chance to see a few ...