Two new moons of Neptune, and one new moon of Uranus, have been discovered, taking each planet's total moon count to 16 and 28, respectively.

Explore all 16 of Neptune's moons along with their names and dates of discovery. The Neptunian system hosts some very strange and elusive moons. Skip to main content ...

It is 14 miles wide and appears to be in a 9-year orbit around Neptune. The fainter moon is named S/2021 N1 and it is about 8.6 miles wide. It circles the planet once every 27 years.

The newly discovered moon around Uranus is the 28th known moon around that planet, and the moons found around Neptune bring the known total to 16. People on meds for depression are showing fewer ...

Those moons, called S/2002 N5 and S/2021 N1, bring the total of Neptune’s known moons to 18. The moon S/2021 N1 takes about 27 Earth years to complete an orbit around Neptune while S/2002 N5 ...

Astronomers have detected new moons around two of our solar system’s most unique and intriguing planets. The hidden moons were discovered orbiting Uranus and Neptune, and the discovery brings ...

New JWST image reveals full glory of Neptune, its moons, and rings "It has been three decades since we last saw these faint, dusty rings." Eric Berger – Sep 21, 2022 9:18 am | 157 ...

Astronomers have found a new moon around Uranus and two orbiting Neptune – the first moons discovered orbiting these planets in a decade and the faintest ever spotted. Close. Advertisement.

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.

Neptune is named after the Roman god of the sea. Its largest moon, Triton, was discovered in 1846 by English astronomer William Lassell, 17 days after German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle ...

And one of the moons turned out to be something that had been spotted before, although not identified. “Once S/2002 N5’s orbit around Neptune was determined using the 2021, 2022, and 2023 ...