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Tiny moon orbits dwarf planet

dwarf planet Makemake and newly discovered moon

A 2015 image from the Hubble Space Telescope reveals a faint moon orbiting the dwarf planet Makemake.

NASA, ESA, A. Parker and M. Buie/SWRI

By Christopher Crockett

- More than 2 years ago

In the backwaters of the solar system lies the dwarf planet Makemake. The tiny world has an even tinier moon, NASA announced April 26.