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James Webb Space Telescope Finds New Moon Orbiting Uranus

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Discovers New Moon of Uranus

Scientists have discovered a new, elusive moon around Uranus, making it the 29th natural satellite known to orbit the ice giant. The research team that made the discovery estimates that the moon, dubbed S/2025 U1 for now (at least,

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Scientists find tiny new moon around Uranus with the James Webb Space Telescope (photos, video)

Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered a newfound moon orbiting icy Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun.

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Webb telescope just peeked at Uranus and got mooned, literally

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus, the solar system's tilted seventh planet. This new space discovery brings the ice giant world's bevy of moons up to 29, a count that includes a yet-to-be-named moon discovered in 2023.

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Uranus has a secret MOON: NASA's James Webb discovers a six-mile-wide natural satellite hiding near...

This week, NASA has uncovered a secret moon hiding in Uranus' orbit. The moon – which is yet to be named – was discovered ...

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First image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals thousands ...

On Monday, the world got its first glimpse of that ancient light courtesy of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the most sophisticated and ambitious deep-space viewing tool yet assembled.

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How NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will get ready for its first ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope separates from its Ariane 5 rocket with the bright blue Earth in the background in this view captured after its launch on Dec. 25, 2021.

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will open a new window on the ...

NASA’s long-delayed James Webb Space Telescope, a $10 billion marvel of engineering and scientific ambition, is poised to rocket into deep space this week from a launchpad in French Guiana, on ...

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Uranus Was Hiding a Moon Outside Its Rings

The space around Uranus just got a bit more crowded. On Tuesday, astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope announced ...

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Uranus Caught Flashing A New Moon

Scientists think the new tiny moon hid for so long -- even eluding the Voyager 2 spacecraft during its flyby about 40 years ...

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