Scientists already knew about asteroid (130) Elektra’s two larger moons, but a faint third moon (circled in blue) marks a new discovery.
ESO/Berdeu et al., Yang et al.
Some asteroids travel through space with moons for company, like the double-asteroid system NASA is targeting with its DART mission. For the first time, a researcher has discovered an asteroid with not one and not two, but three moons.
Asteroid…
