Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, bringing its total count to 92, the most of any in our solar system. Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting the total count at 92—more moons than any other planet in our solar system. The MPC estimates that nine of the most distant of the moons have orbits that exceed 550 days, Space.com stated. Sheppard believes that due to the small size of the moons, they were formed after collisions broke them apart into smaller objects, Sky and Telescope noted. Sheppard also believes there are more moons around Uranus and Neptune but their distance from our planet makes observing possible new moons difficult.

Source: ABC News February 04, 2023 23:07 UTC