James Webb's telescope discovered a new Uranus satellite
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected a tiny new moon orbiting Uranus, just 10 kilometers wide. The celestial body had gone unnoticed until now due to its faint glow and small size.
The US space agency NASA announced the discovery of a new moon of Uranus, detected by the James Webb Space Telescope.
The observations, carried out in February, revealed a small object orbiting the planet with a diameter of about 10 kilometers. According to scientists, its miniature size and dim brightness explain why it had remained undetected until now.
Before this discovery, Uranus was known to have 28 moons, most of them named after characters from works by William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. The newly discovered moon has not yet been given an official name.
The observations, carried out in February, revealed a small object orbiting the planet with a diameter of about 10 kilometers. According to scientists, its miniature size and dim brightness explain why it had remained undetected until now.
Before this discovery, Uranus was known to have 28 moons, most of them named after characters from works by William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. The newly discovered moon has not yet been given an official name.
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