Astronomers spot new tiny moons around Neptune and Uranus

Astronomers have found some previously unknown moons, including two circling Neptune (Nasa via AP)

Astronomers have found three previously unknown moons in our solar system – two additional moons circling Neptune and one around Uranus.

The distant tiny moons were spotted using powerful land-based telescopes in Hawaii and Chile, and announced on Friday by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Centre.