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Hubble telescope spots tiny moon orbiting dwarf planet Makemake
Hubble telescope spots tiny moon orbiting dwarf planet Makemake
   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 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... More about Pluto, Hubble Space Telescope, Nasa, Science, and Space ??????? ??????: Hubble telescope spots tiny moon orbiting dwarf planet Makemake || ??????: rss || ??????: اسم منتداك
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