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04-27-2016, 06:41 PM
Hubble telescope spots tiny moon orbiting dwarf planet Makemake
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Scientists have found a previously unseen moon orbiting Makemake, a tiny dwarf planet on the outskirts of the solar system.
This marks the first time a moon has been spotted around the little world, which takes about 310 Earth years to make a full circuit of the sun.
Scientists think the moon — nicknamed MK2 — is about 100 miles in diameter, but the exact details of this mysterious natural satellite are still a mystery.
SEE ALSO: A recipe for Pluto: Everything you need to make your favorite dwarf planet (http://mashable.com/2016/03/17/pluto-physical-makeup/)
This discovery does, however, mark a big step toward understanding more about the Kuiper belt — the group of icy bodies past Neptune's orbit in the solar system.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/27/hubble-dwarf-planet-moon-makemake/)
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Scientists have found a previously unseen moon orbiting Makemake, a tiny dwarf planet on the outskirts of the solar system.
This marks the first time a moon has been spotted around the little world, which takes about 310 Earth years to make a full circuit of the sun.
Scientists think the moon — nicknamed MK2 — is about 100 miles in diameter, but the exact details of this mysterious natural satellite are still a mystery.
SEE ALSO: A recipe for Pluto: Everything you need to make your favorite dwarf planet (http://mashable.com/2016/03/17/pluto-physical-makeup/)
This discovery does, however, mark a big step toward understanding more about the Kuiper belt — the group of icy bodies past Neptune's orbit in the solar system.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/27/hubble-dwarf-planet-moon-makemake/)
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