Lesser Known Small Moons Of The Solar System
Minor-Planet Moons These are moons that are natural satellites of those objects in the solar system that aren’t the Planets (or the Sun) – known as minor-planets which is a…
Fun Facts About Haumea’s Biggest Moon Hi’iaka
The Big Brother Moon Of Haumea Haumea has two known moons (Hi'iaka being the largest), which were both formed billions of years ago from icy debris blasted into orbit from Haumea.…
Dysnomia – The Only Moon Of The Distant Dwarf Planet Eris
Fast Summary Facts About Dysnomia Discovered in 2005, Dysnomia is the only known moon of the distant dwarf planet Eris and was named after the daughter of the Greek goddess…
Facts About Charon The Frozen Companion Of Pluto
The Largest Of Pluto’s Moons Discovered in 1978, Charon is the largest of the dwarf planet’s 5 known moons and with a diameter half that of Pluto, it’s an unusually…
Quick Facts About Neptune’s 13 Small Moons
The Strange Moon System Of Neptune As of 2017, there have been 14 moons discovered orbiting Neptune, all named after Greek mythology water gods. By far the largest is Triton…
The Mysterious Triton Neptune’s Largest Moon
A Captured Frozen World Discovered in 1846 shortly after Neptune was, Triton is the largest moon of the planet Neptune and is the only large moon in the solar system…
Umbriel – The Darkest Of Uranus’ Large Moons
A Cratered Cold Distant World Umbriel is the darkest (and third largest) of the five spherical moons of Uranus and one of the 19 spherical moons in the solar system. Like…
Oberon – Uranus’ Outermost Major Moon
An Ancient Cratered And Cold World One of the large spherical moons of Uranus, Oberon was named after the King of the Fairies from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It’s…
Ariel The Fourth-Largest Moon Of Uranus
A World Criss-Crossed With Canyons And Ridges! One of the large spherical moons of Uranus, Ariel was named after a sky spirit in Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock…
Uranus’ Puck And Its Other Small Moons
The Mysterious Small Moon The distant planet of Uranus has 22 small moons (that we know about…) discovered between 1985 and 2003 and as tradition with Uranus’ moons, have all been…