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Saba Yemen
10 hours ago
- Science
- Saba Yemen
Discovery of 29th Moon of Uranus
Washington - Saba: The American space agency "NASA" reported that the James Webb Space Telescope discovered a new moon, which is the 29th moon of the planet Uranus, and it was named S/2025 U1. NASA stated in a statement: "Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, a team led by the Southwest Research Institute identified a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus, increasing the number of known moons of the planet to 29." It added, "The discovery was made during an observation conducted by the James Webb Telescope on February 2, 2025." The moon will later be given another name; all moons of Uranus are named after characters from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope.
Euronews
18 hours ago
- Science
- Euronews
Tiny new moon spotted around Uranus by powerful space telescope
The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a new tiny moon orbiting Uranus. The new member of the lunar gang, announced Tuesday by American space agency NASA, appears to be just 10 kilometres wide. It was spotted by the telescope's near-infrared camera during observations in February. Scientists think it hid for so long – even eluding the Voyager 2 spacecraft during its flyby about 40 years ago – because of its faintness and small size. Uranus has 28 known moons that are named after characters from Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. About half are smaller and orbit the planet at closer range. The new moon, still nameless, ups the planet's total count to 29. The new addition could hint at more bite-sized moons waiting to be found around Uranus, said planetary scientist Matthew Tiscareno with the US-based SETI Institute, who was involved in the discovery. 'There's probably a lot more of them and we just need to keep looking,' said Tiscareno. Other planets in the solar system have even more moons. Saturn has 274 known moons, while Jupiter has 95, Neptune has 16, Mars has two, the Earth has one, and Mercury and Venus have none, according to NASA.
Irish Examiner
19 hours ago
- Science
- Irish Examiner
Nasa's Webb telescope finds a new tiny moon around Uranus
The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a new tiny moon orbiting Uranus. The new member of the lunar gang, announced on Tuesday by Nasa, appears to be just six miles wide. It was spotted by the telescope's near-infrared camera during observations in February. Scientists think it hid for so long — even eluding the Voyager 2 spacecraft during its flyby about 40 years ago — because of its faintness and small size. Uranus has 28 known moons that are named after characters from Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. About half are smaller and orbit the planet at closer range. This newest addition, still nameless, ups the planet's total moon count to 29.
New York Post
a day ago
- Science
- New York Post
Scientists spot new moon orbiting Uranus: ‘A significant discovery'
A cheeky discovery. Scientists have spotted a new moon orbiting Uranus that is so tiny it can be circumnavigated in just a few hours. NASA announced Tuesday that the still unnamed moon was captured by the Webb Telescope in February. The Uranus system has moons named for characters from British writers Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. University of Idaho At only six miles wide, the orbiter had eluded observation — even that of the Voyager 2 spacecraft during its flyby in 1977 — due to its miniscule size, according to NASA. The moon is so small — just over 90 football fields — that the average person could traverse it in just a few hours. 'It's a small moon but a significant discovery,' declared Maryame El Moutamid, a lead scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, which led the team that made the discovery. Uranus now has 28 known moons with about half of the rocks smaller and orbiting closer to their home planet than the new discovery. During a flyby in 1977, the Voyager 2 spacecraft failed to detect the newly announced moon orbiting Uranus. AP However, the new moon is inside the orbit of the planet' largest moons — Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon. Those moons are named after literary characters from great British writers William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope, with others including Desdemona, Trinculo, and Puck. 'There's probably a lot more of them and we just need to keep looking,' Matthew Tiscareno, planetary scientist with the SETI Institute told the Associated Press. The discovery has not yet been peer-reviewed.
West Australian
a day ago
- Science
- West Australian
NASA's Webb telescope discovers tiny moon around Uranus
The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a tiny new moon orbiting Uranus. The new member of the lunar gang, announced on Tuesday by NASA, appears to be just 10km wide. It was spotted by the telescope's near-infrared camera during observations in February. Scientists think it hid for so long - even eluding the Voyager 2 spacecraft during its flyby about 40 years ago - because of its faintness and small size. Uranus has 28 known moons that are named after characters from Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. About half are smaller and orbit the planet at closer range. This newest addition, still nameless, ups the planet's total moon count to 29.
