Hubble uncovers fifth moon orbiting Pluto

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Pluto may no longer be classified as a planet, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still getting its fair share of attention. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is currently making its way to the icy dwarf planet to study it and its moons. To search for potential hazards to the spacecraft and help plan a safer trajectory before its scheduled arrival in 2015, a team of astronomers has trained the eye of the Hubble Space Telescope on the system and discovered a fifth, previously unknown moon orbiting the planet... Continue Reading Hubble uncovers fifth moon orbiting Pluto

Section: Science and Education

Tags: Hubble, Kuiper Belt, Moon, NASA, Space

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