A dozen new moons of Jupiter discovered, including one 'oddball'
Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 10:00
in Astronomy & Space
Twelve new moons orbiting Jupiter have been found -- 11 'normal' outer moons, and one that they're calling an 'oddball.' Astronomers first spotted the moons in the spring of 2017 while they were looking for very distant solar system objects as part of the hunt for a possible massive planet far beyond Pluto.