Hi,
I've been very fascinated with space and the universe since as long as I can remember. Though I could not become an astronaut or astrophysicist, I still try to keep up with whatever NASA discovers. So, I am starting this thread as a one stop news reel for all things astronomy.
Let me kick off with:
Hubble Discovers a Fifth Moon Orbiting Pluto
*www.nasa.gov/images/content/666714main1_pluto-5th-moon-673.jpg
I always thought that Pluto had only one moon - Charon. I cannot understand when the remaining were discovered, other than the fifth.
I've been very fascinated with space and the universe since as long as I can remember. Though I could not become an astronaut or astrophysicist, I still try to keep up with whatever NASA discovers. So, I am starting this thread as a one stop news reel for all things astronomy.
Let me kick off with:
Hubble Discovers a Fifth Moon Orbiting Pluto
*www.nasa.gov/images/content/666714main1_pluto-5th-moon-673.jpg
SourceA team of astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is reporting the discovery of another moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto.
The moon is estimated to be irregular in shape and 6 to 15 miles across. It is in a 58,000-mile-diameter circular orbit around Pluto that is assumed to be co-planar with the other satellites in the system.
I always thought that Pluto had only one moon - Charon. I cannot understand when the remaining were discovered, other than the fifth.