A second moon has officially entered Earth’s orbit—sort of.

Although it’s being called a “mini-moon,” it’s actually an asteroid named 2024 PT5. The asteroid has been temporarily captured by Earth’s gravitational pull.

The asteroid will remain in Earth’s orbit from now until Nov. 25, when it will exit and continue its journey through the solar system.

“There’s no way for small telescopes to see this mini-moon. It’s far too small—about the size of a bus. Only the world’s largest telescopes can detect it, or a very long exposure is required,” Dr. David Reitzel, an astronomical lecturer at Griffith Observatory, told KTLA.

This type of event isn’t uncommon in the scientific community.

“We see something like this every few years. They stick around for a few weeks to months and then move on. There are typically two to three such occurrences per decade,” Reitzel said.

The last time Earth had a mini-moon was in 2022, when an asteroid known as NX1 entered Earth’s orbit.

For anyone concerned about the event, Reitzel reassured, “This disrupts nothing at all. There’s no danger to anything in the solar system.”

The asteroid was discovered by a group of scientists at the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in August. They predict that the asteroid will return in 2025.

The Minor Planet Center will track this mini-moon and other small objects entering our solar system.

“This is a fun and somewhat rare event that isn’t visible to the naked eye, but it’s exciting to think about and can inspire people to explore the universe,” Reitzel said.

One of California’s highest ranking officials wants the Los Angeles City Council to agree to redraw the boundaries of city’s 15 districts, according to a report.

The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday that California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s office drafted a legal document that, if signed by the council, would require the city to redistrict in time for the 2026 primary election.

As of Thursday, there was no word whether the council intended to sign the agreement.

The document, according to The Times, would require the members to remove personal bias as to their favorability for reelection before approving the new district lines.

The push for new boundaries comes just three years after the council previously approved new district lines. That agreement, signed in 2021, was a 10-year deal, but according to reporting from The Times, those lines haven’t provided sufficient representation for Latinos.

Discussions between Bonta’s office and L.A. city officials have included a new, Latino-focused district in the San Fernando Valley.

The reported push to redraw districts comes after a 2022 scandal rocked the L.A. City Council when an audio recording leaked of council members making racist remarks.

That scandal led to the resignation of then-council president Nury Martinez. Kevin De León, who was also on the recording, remains in office.

Millions of Californians will get a credit on their electric bill in the next few weeks as part of the state’s efforts to fight climate change.

The California Climate Credit will appear automatically on customers’ bills, which will likely be the one for October. Depending on the utility and how high the bill is, the credit may pay for all of the bill or at least reduce the amount.

According to the governor’s office, more than 11.5 million households and more than 1 million small businesses will receive the credit.

The credit is part of the state’s cap and trade program, which was introduced nearly two decades ago and is focused on reducing the state’s overall greenhouse gas emissions.

Part of the program requires that several utilities issue gas and electric credits to customers. The natural gas credits typically arrive in April and electric credits in April and October.

The amount a customer receives depends on which utility provides their electricity.

According to the California Public Utilities Commission, the October 2024 credit amounts will be:

According to the CPUC, a customer must contact their utility if they do not receive the credit.

The amounts of the credits this October are the same as the amounts that were distributed in April of this year.

The next credits will be distributed in April of 2025, and those will be for electric and gas bills.