Thought that this was interesting, and worth mentioning.
Admittedly, I had not heard about this at all prior to running into this article earlier today.
It should be noted that this second moon is actually an asteroid (asteroid 2024 PT5). However, this should only be temporary, and will not remain as a moon permanently. Also, it is too small to see, so you will not see another moon on the horizon at night, unless you have a good telescope and know what you are doing.
Still, it seemed interesting and worth sharing here.
Take a look:
It's official: Earth now has two moons by Eric Ralls, Earth.com staff writer, 3 October, 2024:
https://www.earth.com/news/its-official-earth-now-has-two-moons-captured-asteroid-2024-pt5/
Earth’s 2nd moon has arrived: What you need to know by: Lauren Lewis Posted: Oct 3, 2024 / 05:23 PM PDT Updated: Oct 3, 2024 / 05:28 PM PDT
https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/earths-2nd-moon-is-here-what-you-need-to-know/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&fbclid=IwY2xjawFsl4pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHeZ1EsxC1x4ngoFRebRcjMnYxhFV0hNNaEsGTO3Km4PTH1XVMzHToA4-DQ_aem_IHPxCN7zMrxfrgH_j41EAA
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