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But with a more nuanced method, such as imaging other

Jan. 14, 2018 by Kenneth Newton

But with a more nuanced method, such as imaging other moons, the discovery of a new moon or star might seem trivial, or even inconceivable, given the amount of potential and unknowns we face with planetary discoveries.

So what does all this mean for us? Let's look at some of the more practical applications.

To begin with, we're still a bit far from understanding the full range of these objects. For instance, many planets are far from the sun in every way, and the only way we can learn about them is with data from our telescopes. However, there are a few interesting things that we can learn from them. One is that they appear to originate from more distant regions.

One of these things is a massive, dark-looking object that's much smaller than Mercury

We can see a few tiny moons orbiting Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

The other is a strange, bright, slightly dim white dwarf