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12 new moons discovered around Jupiter; 1 likely to collide
short by Gaurav Shroff / on Wednesday, 18 July, 2018
American astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, where one of them is on a collision course which could create a crash large enough to be visible from Earth. This brings the total number of Jovian moons to 79, the most for any planet. Researchers made the discovery while hunting for a ninth planet beyond the orbit of Neptune.
read more at The Guardian