Astronomers reported Friday that three new moons — one orbiting Uranus and two orbiting Neptune — have been discovered, placing each planet's lunar tally at 28 and 16 known moons.

Astronomers have discovered three small moons at the farthest planets of our solar system — two circling Neptune and one around Uranus.

Astronomers have discovered two tiny moons orbiting Neptune and one circling Uranus, bringing the number of their known moons 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.

WASHINGTON — Astronomers have found three previously unknown moons in our solar system — two additional moons circling Neptune and one around Uranus. The distant tiny moons were spotted using ...

Scientists recently noticed three new moons lingering around Uranus and Neptune, which are the most distant planets in our solar system. Precisely, there is one orbiting Uranus, and two are ...

How were the moons around Neptune and Uranus found? Sheppard observed the new moons using telescopes in Hawaii and Chile. While the moons move at a glacial pace compared to Earth's moon — the ...

Astronomers have discovered hidden moons orbiting Neptune and Uranus, increasing the number of moons orbiting each planet.

Astronomers have spotted new moons around Uranus and Neptune for the first time in a decade. These are the faintest moons ever spotted orbiting any planet, and they prove a long-standing idea ...

Future missions to Uranus and Neptune are in the preliminary planning stages, and more data on their moons will allow the team to better study these far-flung planets.

The latest tally puts Neptune at 16 known moons and Uranus at 28. Scientists say the new moon around Uranus is likely the smallest of the planet's moons.

Astronomers have discovered two tiny moons orbiting Neptune and one circling Uranus, bringing the number of their known moons to 16 and 28 respectively. Uranus' new moon, the first detected around ...