References & Sources

New moons make Uranus the champ

Astronomers have found what are almost certainly two new moons of Uranus, bringing its retinue to 20, the most of any planet in the solar system.

References:

Kavelaars, J.J., et al. 1999. Probable new satellites of Uranus. International Astronomical Union Circular (No. 7230). July 27.

Further Readings:

Cowen, R. 1997. Two more moons for Uranus. Science News 152(Dec. 6):360.

Sources:

J.J. Kavelaars
McMaster University
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1
Canada

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 7, August 14, 1999, p. 106. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.