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Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter, making the number of natural satellites orbiting Jupiter's Gas Giant 92.
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Presently Jupiter, the largest star in the solar system, has the highest moons, as per Sky and Telescope.
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The findings were reported by the astronomer Scott S.
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Sheppard, from the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC, observed the world between 2021-2022.
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The Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union has published the orbits of the moons that are new.
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Before the discovery of this, Saturn was the largest family of moons, with confirmed natural satellites in orbit around it.
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Based on NASA, the US Space agency NASA There are a variety of intriguing moons orbiting Jupiter; however, the first four moons discovered outside of Earth are of the greatest research-related interest.
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These are called Galilean Moons - lo, Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede.
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A dozen moons have been observed in the vicinity of Jupiter.
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The newly discovered moons are smaller than the larger moons orbiting Jupiter and take 340 days or more to travel around Jupiter.