FAS Astronomers Blog

  • The Earth’s 2nd Moon?

    FAS Astronomers Blog. Volume 32. Number 11. Although, it really didn’t count as an official moon, a small object entered into a temporary orbit about the Earth and was called “the Earth’s second moon.” Asteroid 2024 PT5 was captured by the Earth’s gravity on September 26, 2024. It stayed around for a couple of months…