Extra Moon 2024. Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. Scientists have learned where earth's 'second moon' came from—and how much longer it'll stick around.
Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. This mini moon, asteroid 2024 pt5, came from the arjuna asteroid belt, a group of small asteroids that were discovered only in the last 30 years, and it is set to.