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43 More Moons Discovered Orbiting Jupiter

Posted by michael on from the space-junk dept.

linuxwrangler writes "Scott S. Sheppard, a graduate student at the University of Hawaii, has discovered 43 more moons orbiting Jupiter more than doubling the number of known Jovian moons. The small moons, which follow wildly irregular orbits, are thought to be the result of ancient collisions of larger moons. Sheppard used a 2.2 and a 3.6 meter telescope at the Mauna Kea observatory to catalog the moons."

2 of 41 comments (clear)

  1. eBay? by AtariAmarok · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can I get one on eBay?

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    Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
  2. Re:What's the total? by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Since when did the earth have two moons? Is it possible to see the other one? "

    That's no moon....

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    "Derp de derp."