Scott S. Sheppard Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Scott S. Sheppard, based on 3 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

3 records2024–20243 events0 places

Chronological biography

2024

S2002 N5 Recovered2024

Science / Astronomy

Sheppard traces the brighter newly confirmed Neptunian moon back to an object first observed near Neptune in 2003.

S2021 N1 Confirmed2024

Science / Astronomy

Sheppard confirms the extremely faint irregular moon provisionally designated S/2021 N1 in orbit around Neptune.

Two New Neptune Moons Announced23 February 2024

Science / Astronomy

Sheppard announces two newly confirmed irregular moons of Neptune, raising the known total to sixteen.

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.