moons
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Whoa, Astronomers Just Found 20 New Moons Around Saturn
A survey of Saturn’s outer reaches has resulted in the discovery of 20 new moons. With 82 known natural satellites, Saturn now boasts the most moons of any planet in the solar system, surpassing Jupiter’s 79 known moons.
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Set Course For Pandia: Jupiter’s Newly Discovered Moons Officially Have Names
The International Astronomical Union has approved new names for five recently discovered moons around Jupiter.
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Bouncing Boulders May Finally Explain How Mars’ Ugliest Moon Got Its Stripes
Mars boasts two of the ugliest moons in the Solar System, including Phobos—an oddly shaped, pockmarked moon featuring a distinctive set of stripes. Astronomers have debated the origin of these grooves for decades, but a new computer simulation suggests Phobos’ stripes were made by rolling and bouncing boulders dislodged by a cataclysmic asteroid strike.
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New Hubble Observations Boost Evidence For Elusive Exomoon
Astronomers have confirmed thousands of planets outside our Solar System, but not a single exomoon. New research is bolstering the case for a suspected exomoon first detected last year, but scientists say the evidence is still not definitive.