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Astronomers are still finding moons at Jupiter, 400 years after Galileo used his spyglass to spot the first ones. The latest discovery of a dozen small moons brings the total to 79, the most of any ...

A dozen years ago, astronomers debated, “What is a planet?” They may soon have to wrangle another question of solar system classification: “What is a moon?” On Tuesday, scientists led by Scott S.

In just a few months, NASA will launch its spacecraft designed to determine whether or not Europa, one of Jupiter’s 79 moons, has conditions beneath its surface that are supportive of life as we know ...

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Astronomers have found 12 more moons orbiting the planet Jupiter. These moons are all small — just 5 kilometers or less across — and one of... Galileo Would Be Stunned: Jupiter Now Has 79 Moons More ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The solar system has a new winner in the moon department. Twenty new moons have been found around Saturn, giving the ringed planet a total of 82, scientists said Monday.