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New 'tiny' moon found orbiting Uranus, bringing satellite family to 29

Researchers discovered a new 'tiny' moon using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most powerful telescope ever launched into space.

Uranus has a secret MOON: NASA's James Webb spots a six-mile-wide object hiding near the ice giant planet

The moon - which is yet to be named - was discovered using the James Webb Space Telescope, and is believed to be around six miles wide.

Uranus Was Hiding a Moon Outside Its Rings

Over millions of years, Uranus’s inner moons may have collided and spread out into rings. As the material in the rings diffused, they moved farther away from the planet. Eventually, that material can start to accumulate, recycling itself back into a moon.
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New moon discovered orbiting Uranus

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL)- NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has made an exciting discovery around the planet Uranus. During an observation on February 2nd, the telescope was able to identify a new moon (S/2025 U1) orbiting around the planet. Location of the ...
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