Tag: Space exploration

• That’s Not a Moon, It’s a … Wait, It Is a Moon After All

  The Hubble Space Telescope team announced the discovery of a fourth moon in orbit around Pluto. For those keeping track at home, Pluto’s previously-known satellites are Charon (discovered in 1978), Nix, and Hydra (discovered in 2005). Charon is quite large compared to Pluto, so much so that they mutually orbit a point somewhere in between…

  Matthew R. Francis

  July 20, 2011

  Astronomy

  Astronomy, Space exploration