Hubble telescope discovers another moon around Pluto

[FourWheelDrift]

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/p...

NASA said:

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope discovered a fourth moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto. The tiny, new satellite – temporarily designated P4 -- was uncovered in a Hubble survey searching for rings around the dwarf planet.

The new moon is the smallest discovered around Pluto. It has an estimated diameter of 8 to 21 miles (13 to 34 km). By comparison, Charon, Pluto's largest moon, is 648 miles (1,043 km) across, and the other moons, Nix and Hydra, are in the range of 20 to 70 miles in diameter (32 to 113 km).

[Mojocvh]

8-12 miles at that distance, absolutely astounding!

[Stig]

Mojocvh said:

8-12 miles at that distance, absolutely astounding!

They wouldn't have spotted it at all if it hadn't been for the glint off the Starbucks sign there

[Sheets Tabuer]

They should call it Chracy.

[Simpo Two]

Stig said:

They wouldn't have spotted it at all if it hadn't been for the glint off the Starbucks sign there

No, it was their application to join the EU. 'And could we have some free cash please?' they added. Britain immediately wrote a cheque for £10M...