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Uranus moon count: 27 and rising

Uranus image from Hubble Telescope

Newly identified clumps in the rings of Uranus, seen in this false-color image from the Hubble Space Telescope, might be created by two undiscovered moons, a new study suggests.

NASA, E. Karkoschka/Univ. of Arizona

By Christopher Crockett

- More than 2 years ago

Two more teeny moons might be lurking around Uranus. That’s in addition to the 27 we already know about.