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James Webb Space Telescope Finds New Moon Orbiting Uranus

Space.com on MSN · 12h

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

A team led by scientists at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in Colorado made 10 different 40-minute exposures of Uranus using JWST's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) in order to find the small moon. Its discovery brings the total number of known Uranian moons to 29.

The Associated Press on MSN · 5h

NASA’s Webb telescope finds a new tiny moon around Uranus

NEW YORK (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a new tiny moon orbiting Uranus. The new member of the lunar gang, announced Tuesday by NASA, appears to be just six miles wide. It was spotted by the telescope’s near-infrared camera during observations in February.

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.

WGN Radio 72010h

New tiny moon found around Uranus by NASA’s Webb telescope

There’s probably a lot more of them and we just need to keep looking,” planetary scientist Matthew Tiscareno said.

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Hubble Views Of Mars and More During Space Telescope's 35th Anniversary

Footage from NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope that celebrates 35 years in space. Images of Mars, planetary nebula NGC 2899, ...

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