How many moons are in our solar system? First, it would help to understand that a moon is an object that’s formed naturally and orbits around a planet.
The Earth’s Moon is well known. It’s the brightest light in the sky, and you can see it most nights. But there are many more moons in the solar system, and some of them have pretty interesting stories.
According to the most current count from NASA, there are 293 moons in our solar system and likely more to be counted. Let’s take a look at some of the most memorable moons to date.
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With two small moons orbiting the Red Planet, Mars’ moons, Phobos and Deimos, are basically just captured asteroids. The larger of the two, Phobos, orbits around the planet twice daily, while Deimos circles Mars every 30 hours. Phobos is also getting closer to Mars ...
