Hippocamp orbits close to Proteus, the largest and outermost of the planets' inner moons. The largest moon of Neptune is Triton, in an orbit farther out. ...

A faint and frigid little moon doesn't have to go by "Neptune XIV" anymore. Astronomers have given a name — "Hippocamp" — to the most recently discovered moon of Neptune, which also formerly ...

Hippocamp’s orbit brings the moon very close to a much bigger moon of Neptune called Proteus, which is 130 miles across. And based on their analysis, ...

The tiny moon, dubbed Hippocamp after a sea creature from Greek mythology, is only 21 miles (34 kilometers) across and orbits very near Proteus, the largest and furthest away of the inner moons.

Say hello to Hippocamp. Neptune's collection of moons has officially grown to 14. Originally discovered in 2013 and designated S/2004 N 1, ...

Last weekend, Donna Talarico should have been rushing around to attend to details at the HippoCamp – a Lancaster-based conference focused on creative non-fiction writing and publishing. If you ...

Hippocamp, being so much smaller, isn’t subject to the same forces – and it’s orbiting just where Proteus used to a long time ago. Hippocamp is tiny compared to Neptune’s other moons.

If Hippocamp was around 4 billion years ago, Proteus would have likely destroyed the smaller moon while clearing its orbit around Neptune.

Introducing Hippocamp—the smallest of Neptune’s seven inner moons. The recently discovered moon likely formed from a collision with another moon billions of years ago. New research published ...

Astronomers have given a name — "Hippocamp" — to the most recently discovered moon of Neptune, which also formerly went by S/2004 N1.They've figured out how big the satellite is as well, and ...

Astronomers have given a name — "Hippocamp" — to the most recently discovered moon of Neptune, which also formerly went by S/2004 N1.They've figured out how big the satellite is as well, and ...