12 of the Weirdest and Most Mysterious Space Revelations Ever

3. Jupiter's New Moon Around It

Found Year: 2021 It was found by Kai Ly. Where: Charme Array of Jupiterian Moons While examining a data set from 2003, amateur astronomer Kai Ly found a new moon around Jupiter. The data set demonstrated that the moon was confined to Jupiter's gravitational field. It was gathered from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on Mauna Kea.

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Jupiter's New Moon Around It ©Shutterstock/Vadim Sadovski Giant Jupiter has 79 moons in addition to numerous additional objects that have been drawn into its gravitational pull. The new moon, which belongs to the Jovian Moons' Carme Group, is known by the designation EJc0061. This new moon is tipped extremely sharply to orbit in opposition to Jupiter's spin.

4. The Fairy Tail

Found Year: 2021 It was discovered by Ohio State University. Where: Monoceros The Unicorn is the name given to this tiny black hole candidate. This image shows that it is pulling on the red giant star that has uninvitedly become its companion. The Unicorn is the nearest black hole to Earth that has been discovered thus far, at a mere distance of 1,500 light years.

Shutterstock/The Unicorn ©New vision Scientists became aware of The Unicorn due to the neighbouring red giant's behaviour. With only three solar masses, this small black hole is extremely light. Its unusual, legendary moniker was influenced by both its rarity and its placement inside the constellation Monoceros.