Astronomers spot new moons around Neptune and Uranus

By Associated Press

Feb 25, 2024 12:19 am

WASHINGTON, D.C.: 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 (Saturday in Manila) by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center.

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