A 33-foot asteroid named 2024 PT5 is expected to briefly orbit the Earth between September 29 and November 25.

This might sound extraordinary to get a second moon, but according to NASA it’s quite common for asteroids and other space rock to enter the gravitational pull of the earth.

Earth will get a second moon, but only for a couple of months. Here's everything you need to know about this cosmic phenomenon.

Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.

Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.

Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.

Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.

Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.

Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.

Differences in the gravitational pull between the Earth and the Moon will make July 9, July 22 and August 5 unusually short.

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