Pluto Has Two More Moons, Hubble Confirms

[news.nationalgeographic.com]

A Hubble Space Telescope image released yesterday confirms what a fuzzy shot taken last May only hinted at: Two more moons have been found orbiting Pluto, making a total of three.

The new picture, captured on February 15, shows S/2005 P 1 and S/2005 P 2-catchier names will come later-faintly glowing in the starlike shine of Pluto and its other moon, Charon.

Pretty picture.

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