An astrophile needs to know that Earth will soon welcome a new moon for a short period. I didn’t make the story, it is true. Earth with the help of its gravity will pull an asteroid towards it and will set it free after two months. As per the finding by the scientists, an asteroid of about 10 meters in diameter, will be captured by the Earth’s gravity and will return to its path that is an orbit around the Sun in November. This finding is based on the trajectory, size, and speed of the asteroid.
This celestial phenomenon is said to be a “temporarily captured flyby” in which an asteroid enters Earth’s gravitational orbit but does not complete multiple orbits. This phenomenon was seen in 2006 also when an asteroid stayed in Earth’s orbit and remained there for nearly half a year before leaving. And another came in 2020. This phenomenon takes place regularly and Earth captures small asteroids from the Near Earth Object population. Those who have an interest in these things need to know that though it presents a great opportunity for scientists, it will be faint for the naked eye. You can use a telescope to witness this phenomenon and better understand gravitational interactions.
