Wednesday, July 18, 2018

10 new moons for Jupiter,total 79

A team of astronomers is reporting the discovery of a dozen new moons circling the giant gas planet.That brings the number of moons at Jupiter to 79,the most of any planet.Saturn is next with 61.They were found on the fringes of the solar system.
The confirmation of 10 was announced on Tuesday;two were confirmed earlier.They're calling one moon an oddball because of its unusual orbit.They were'nt seen before because they were tiny..