Earth will have a second moon

Friday, 27 September, 202495 words2 minutes
A new study says that Earth will have a second mini-moon.
This mini-moon is a small space rock. It is about 10 meters long. It will travel around Earth from late September to late November. Earth’s gravity pulls the rock. It will stay for two months. Mini-moons are rare. But scientists see them before in 1981 and 2022.
The mini-moon is called 2024 PT5. You cannot see it without a telescope because it is very small. After two months, the mini-moon will go back into space. It will not come back until the year 2055.
Earth will have a second moon

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