Two New Moons for Pluto ?

So observers using the Hubble ST are reporting the possible discovery of two new moons of Pluto, for now called P1 and P2. As the ABC news report says:


“It’s … strictly coincidental that Pluto of course was named for the god of the underworld and we’re describing these Halloween moons,” Alan Stern of the South-West Research Institute said.

You can read the full NASA press release, and the comparison composite photos showing the movement within the Pluto system is below.

Composite image of the Pluto system from Hubble

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