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Jupiter Now Has 79 Planet Moons by sophsia62: 9:49am On Jul 18, 2018 |
Researchers said that Jupiter, the oldest and largest planet, has 79 planet moons with the latest discovery of 12 new ones. U.S. researchers announced the discovery of 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter, bringing the total number of the planet’s known moons to 79. The discovery means Jupiter, the oldest and largest planet in the solar system, has more moons than any of the other seven. Scott Sheppard of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington and his team discovered the moons more than a year ago while looking for a possible massive planet beyond Pluto. “Jupiter just happened to be in the sky near the search fields where we were looking for extremely distant solar system objects,” Sheppard said, according to a Carnegie Institution news release. The team was able to look for new moons “serendipitously,” he added. Gareth Williams of the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center used Sheppard’s observations to calculate orbits for the newly found moons. “It takes several observations to confirm an object actually orbits around Jupiter,” Williams said. “So, the whole process took a year.” Eleven of the newly discovered moons are considered normal, with diameters between one and three kms. Nine of them are part of a distant outer swarm of moons that orbit in the opposite direction of Jupiter’s spin rotation; two are much closer to Jupiter and orbit in the same direction as the planet. The 12th moon is being called an oddball because, while it orbits in the same direction as Jupiter’s spin, it is much farther away than the others orbiting in that direction and it is comparatively tiny. http://www.akelicious.net/2018/07/jupiter-now-has-79-planet-moons.html
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Re: Jupiter Now Has 79 Planet Moons by HajimeSaito(m): 10:20am On Jul 18, 2018 |
Only Jupiter with 79. Dem no fit dash us just one to add to our own |
Re: Jupiter Now Has 79 Planet Moons by coolzeal(m): 11:02am On Jul 18, 2018 |
HajimeSaito:Bro the mystery tire me ooh.. .Jupiter can fit approximately over 1300 Earth size planets inside it and not just that, I'm somewhat perplexed that, the universe is so vast there's no specific figure to determine the amount of stars, planets, moons etc. It's impossible to say we are not alone. That's a great mystery. |
Re: Jupiter Now Has 79 Planet Moons by HajimeSaito(m): 11:03am On Jul 18, 2018 |
coolzeal: But if we are not alone, how come nobody has tried to get in touch with us? |
Re: Jupiter Now Has 79 Planet Moons by coolzeal(m): 11:07am On Jul 18, 2018 |
HajimeSaito:Thousands of years ago, the ancient recorded these strange beings with extraordinary gifts visiting them. It's on record. 1 Like |
Re: Jupiter Now Has 79 Planet Moons by ZKOSOSO(m): 5:30am On Jul 19, 2018 |
coolzeal: They still visit and some are currently living amongst us but we know not. Don't ask how. |
Re: Jupiter Now Has 79 Planet Moons by RuthlessLeader(m): 4:37pm On Jul 19, 2018 |
HajimeSaito:There is a theory going on that like movies, They don't want to spoil things for us. |
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