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 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. ...

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.

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, ...

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

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.

To pull off this moonwalk, you’ll have to travel about 3 billion miles! Hippocamp, the recently discovered 14th moon of Neptune is — in astronomic terms — teeny, with a diameter o… ...

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 ...

For the first time in decades, a new tiny moon has been found in orbit around the gas giant Neptune, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

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 ...