<p>There may be a new bright comet in the night sky, but this weekend Earth also has a new moon. As of Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, our planet’s gravitational pull has captured a space rock and sent it into orbit around Earth. Nicholas Erusmus , Instrumentation Scientist and Astronomer at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) explains what it is.</p>

There may be a new bright comet in the night sky, but this weekend Earth also has a new moon. As of Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, our planet’s gravitational pull has captured a space rock and sent it into orbit around Earth. Nicholas Erusmus , Instrumentation Scientist and Astronomer at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) explains what it is.

THERE’S A NEW MOON IN TOWN

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