Archive · 6 Sep 2025
James Webb Telescope Discovers New Moon Orbiting Uranus
The James Webb Space Telescope, a super powerful telescope, has found a new moon around Uranus!
This adds to the other moons Uranus already has.
Scientists found it while looking at Uranus' atmosphere and rings.
The new moon is very small, only a few kilometers across, making it hard to see.
This discovery helps scientists understand how Uranus and its moons were made a long time ago.
The new moon will get a name from characters in plays by William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope, just like the other moons of Uranus.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) detected a new moon orbiting Uranus.
The discovery was made during a survey of Uranus' atmosphere and ring system.
The new moon brings the total number of Uranian moons to 28.
The discovery will help scientists understand how Uranus and its moons formed.
The new moon will be officially named by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
- Who
- NASA scientists
- What
- Discovered a new moon orbiting Uranus
- When
- The discovery was made during a survey
- Where
- Orbiting Uranus
- Why
- To understand how Uranus and its moons formed billions of years ago
- Telescope
- James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
- Planet
- Uranus
- New Moon Count
- 1
- Total Moons of Uranus
- 28
- Discovery Focus
- Uranus' atmosphere and ring system