Image: Outer Moons of Jupiter, ROBERTO MOLAR-CANDANOSA/CARNEGIE INSTITUTION FOR SCIENCE
Astronomers using the Dark Energy Camera in Chile have discovered 12 previously unknown moons around Jupiter. The team have been searching for bodies at the edge of the solar system and early last year were scanning an area overlapped by Jupiter. By readjusting their instruments, the scientists were also able to scan the space around Jupiter and subsequently found around two dozen previously unknown bodies, thought to be Jovian satellites. In May this year, the team were able to scan again and confirm their predictions for orbits of 12 of the newly found bodies, confirming their existance as moons.
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