Planetary Science

NASA’s Webb telescope spotted a new moon orbiting Uranus

This is the planet’s 29th identified moon

Researchers spotted a small, faint moon (circled) orbiting Uranus in a series of images captured over nearly seven hours by the James Webb Space Telescope.

NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, M. El Moutamid (SwRI), M. Hedman (University of Idaho). Animation: J. DePasquale (STScI)

By McKenzie Prillaman

Uranus hosts yet another moon, which looks like a tiny, faint smudge in images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers report in an Aug.