We Stumbled on Jupiter's 12 New Moons

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Jul 17, 201800:23:33Science & Medicine

Today, astronomers announced the discovery of 12 new moons around Jupiter. Inverse writer Matthew Phelan sat down with the Carnegie Institute’s Scott S. Sheppard who led the team that located the Jovian moons to tell us...

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