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'Dark moons' appear to be hiding near Uranus

Voyager 2 captured this stunning parting shot of Uranus as it headed off towards its next destination, Neptune.

After re-examining data acquired by the Voyager 2 spacecraft, astronomers have detected wavy patterns in two of Uranus's dark system of rings — patterns that may be indicative of two undiscovered moons.

The moon may trigger major earthquakes, study finds

The gravitational pull of a full moon causes tides that can turn a small earthquake into a monster, scientists say.

Why small earthquakes stay small, while others grow into monsters is one of the most enduring mysteries in earthquake science but we now have a partial, but tantalising answer: The moon and big tides.