The ninth planet of our solar system is rich with its natural satellites. Yes, Pluto may have not just one, but three moons. Astronomers discovered two more moons of Pluto using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Charon, Pluto’s only confirmed moon so far, was discovered by ground-based observers in 1978. The discovery of the two moons could offer insights into the nature and evolution of the Pluto system; Kuiper Belt Objects with satellite systems; and the early Kuiper Belt. The planet, discovered in 1930, resides about 3 billion miles from the sun in the heart of the Kuiper Belt, a vast region of icy, rocky bodies beyond Neptune’s orbit. The candidate moons were observed approximately 27,000 miles away from Pluto. The moons are provisionally designated S/2005 P1 and S/2005 P2. The objects are roughly two to three times as far from Pluto as Charon.
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[...Thanks to the scientists, Charon, Pluto’s only confirmed moon so far, is no more alone. Astronomers have discovered two more moons of Pluto using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Same with Eta Carinae, one of the most massive and unusual of its kind in...]