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"Nix and Hydra were discovered by New Horizons team members in Hubble Space Telescope images taken in 2005."
by benihana 12y ago
"Nix and Hydra were discovered by New Horizons team members in Hubble Space Telescope images taken in 2005."
- joshuahedlund 12y agoThe word "spots" in the headline suggested (at least to me and apparently others) that the moons were previously unknown. Buried lede and all that. Still cool but not quite as exciting as New Horizons discovering new moons.