Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Newscenter Update: Hubble Discovers Moon Orbiting the Dwarf Planet Makemake

April 26, 2016
Makemake and Its Moon
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Hubble Discovers Moon Orbiting the Dwarf Planet Makemake

Makemake is one of several dwarf planets that reside in the frigid outer realm of our solar system called the Kuiper Belt, a "junkyard" of countless icy bodies left over from our solar system's formation.

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