Neptune's moon names and discovery dates Here is a list of Neptune's 14 named moons and the dates of their discovery according to NASA . Despina: Discovered in July 1989 by the Voyager 2 science team.

The half-lit lunar disk will rise alongside the ringed giant Saturn and dimmer Neptune in the early morning hours of June 19, ...

Astronomers have discovered a new moon orbiting Uranus — the first spotted in nearly 20 years — and two new moons around Neptune. CNN values your feedback 1.

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.

Uranus’ new moon will have a dramatic name. ... 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.

The fainter moon, currently assigned the name "S/2021 N1," is 8.6 miles wide (14 km) and circles Neptune once every 27 years. Both Neptunian moons will be assigned permanent names based on sea ...

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 ...

The moon count in our solar system just went up by three. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation. Open Search Snow icon. 33 ...

Assuming you’ve accepted Pluto’s demotion, Uranus and Neptune are the two planets in our Solar System farthest from Earth. That distance means humanity is still learning a lot about them. Some ...

Those moons, called S/2002 N5 and S/2021 N1, bring the total of Neptune’s known moons to 18. ... These names are just placeholders and the moons will eventually be named something more compelling.