Astronomers Serendipitously Discover 12 Moons Around Jupiter
Astronomers who were searching for a planet beyond Pluto discovered 12/ who were searching for a planet beyond Pluto discovered 12 previously undetected moons orbiting around Jupiter. Astronomers spotted the moons in spring 2017 while they were searching for Planet X, a possible planet located beyond Pluto and at least as large as Mars. The scientists embarked on a yearlong process that involved several observations to confirm the moons’ existence, After the team of scientists initially saw the moons via a telescope at Chile’s Cerro Tololo ...
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