Data from the Hubble telescope has shown that two of Pluto's moons "wobble unpredictably," according to NASA.
The data has revealed "a cosmic dance with a chaotic rhythm," said John Grunsfeld, associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.
The New Horizons spacecraft is rapidly approaching Pluto, and the moons will be studied in closer detail when it flies by in June.
According to the data, the moons Nix and Hydra are wobbling because of shifting gravitational fields, caused by the double planet system of Pluto and Charon whirling about each other. It is also thought that its other moons, Kerberos and Styx, are behaving similarly.
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The data has revealed "a cosmic dance with a chaotic rhythm," said John Grunsfeld, associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.
The New Horizons spacecraft is rapidly approaching Pluto, and the moons will be studied in closer detail when it flies by in June.
According to the data, the moons Nix and Hydra are wobbling because of shifting gravitational fields, caused by the double planet system of Pluto and Charon whirling about each other. It is also thought that its other moons, Kerberos and Styx, are behaving similarly.
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