Astronomers spot previously unknown moons around Neptune, Uranus
Time:2024-05-29 00:28:32 Source:sportViews(143)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Astronomers have found three previously unknown moons in our solar system — two additional moons circling Neptune and one around Uranus.
The distant tiny moons were spotted using powerful land-based telescopes in Hawaii and Chile, and announced Friday by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center.
The latest tally puts Neptune at 16 known moons and Uranus at 28.
One of Neptune’s new moons has the longest known orbital journey yet. It takes around 27 years for the small outer moon to complete one lap around Neptune, the vast icy planet farthest from the sun, said Scott Sheppard, an astronomer at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington who helped make the discovery.
Previous:Multilayered market gets financial edge
Next:Tennessee earns No. 1 national seed for NCAA baseball tournament after sweeping SEC titles
You may also like
- All flights at JFK Airport are grounded as NYC is put on 'red alert' for severe thunderstorms
- Nelly Furtado wears NO underwear in racy lace
- South Africa's former president Zuma survives road crash
- Girls Aloud poke fun at iconic clip where Cheryl insisted they would NEVER get back together
- Typhoon leaves at least seven people dead and thousands displaced in the Philippines
- China exercises veto power in UN Security Council to uphold international justice: envoy
- China, EU agree to promote people
- Asian CL semifinal postponed in United Arab Emirates after flooding caused by heavy rain
- As Atlantic hurricane season begins, Florida community foundations prepare permanent disaster funds