Astronomers have discovered a new moon orbiting Uranus — the first spotted in nearly 20 years — and two new moons around Neptune.

This image labels seven of Neptune's 14 known moons. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI The images also show a thin, bright line circling the planet’s equator.

Neptune has 14 known moons. With the exception of Triton, all of Neptune's moons are very small, and they come in two general flavors: regular and irregular. The regular ones orbit close to the ...

Neptune’s fainter new moon, S/2021 N1, measures at 8.6 miles wide (14 km) and takes 27 years to complete an orbit.

The pictures taken in July show not only Neptune’s thin rings, but its faint dust bands, never before observed in the infrared wavelength, as well as seven of its 14 known moons.

Neptune, named after the god of the sea, has 14 moons. All of them represent Greek and Roman water mythology. The largest moon is Triton, which is nearly as large as Earth’s Moon.

Astronomers have discovered three new tiny moons orbiting the far-off planets Neptune and Uranus of the outer solar system.

A tiny, mysterious moon orbiting Neptune has been spotted for the first time in more than 20 years.

The images provided by NASA show Neptune with seven of its 14 moons in space - the first time astronomers have observed its rings in three decades.

Be the first to comment. For the record, Uranus has 27 confirmed moons, Neptune 14, Mars two and Earth one. Venus and Mercury come up empty. Jupiter’s newly discovered moons have yet to be named.

(CNN) — Astronomers have discovered three previously unknown moons around Uranus and Neptune, the most distant planets in our solar system. The find includes one moon spotted orbiting Uranus ...