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Has Earth gained a second moon? Only temporarily.

The Franklin Institute's chief astronomer Derrick Pitts on the second moon orbiting Earth through November, Orion's Betelgeuse possibly going supernova this month, and the beauty of Saturn.

A supermoon rises beyond a beer sign at Kauffmann Stadium during a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets, Aug. 1, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo.
A supermoon rises beyond a beer sign at Kauffmann Stadium during a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets, Aug. 1, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo.Read moreCharlie Riedel / AP