Webb telescope discovers new tiny moon around Uranus
Summary
The Webb Space Telescope has discovered a new small moon orbiting Uranus. This moon is about six miles wide and was found using the telescope's near-infrared camera.Key Facts
- The Webb Space Telescope discovered a new moon around Uranus.
- The new moon is about six miles (10 kilometers) wide.
- The moon was found in February using a near-infrared camera.
- This moon went unnoticed even during the Voyager 2 spacecraft's flyby 40 years ago.
- Uranus now has a total of 29 known moons.
- The moons of Uranus are often named after characters from works by Shakespeare and Alexander Pope.
- About half of Uranus' moons are small and orbit closely to the planet.
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