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James Webb Space Telescope Finds New Moon Orbiting Uranus

James Webb Spots Mysterious Object Orbiting Uranus

Tiny Moon NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a tiny moon orbiting Uranus, expanding the number of the planet's known satellites to 29. In early February, the space observatory's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) caught the minuscule and still-unnamed object orbiting Uranus' center at a distance of 35,

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The James Webb Space Telescope Finds New Moon Orbiting Uranus

For now, the tiny new moon has a clunky name, but if it passes peer review, they might call it something better.

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found a new moon orbiting Uranus.

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) hasn’t given it a name yet, but NASA has announced that astronomers discovered a new moon orbiting Uranus using images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared camera last February.

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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 ...

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 ...

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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