"Discovery of 3 Hidden Worlds Around Neptune and Uranus"

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"Discovery of 3 Hidden Worlds Around Neptune and Uranus"
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Scientists have discovered three new moons in the outer Solar System—one orbiting Uranus and two orbiting Neptune, using a special imaging method to separate them from the stellar background. The moons are particularly tiny, with the largest measuring only 15 miles across. These discoveries bring the moon counts for Uranus and Neptune to 28 and 16 respectively, shedding light on the outer planets' moon populations and their orbital characteristics.

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