Uranus, James Webb Space Telescope and NASA
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Roll out the cosmic welcome mat for our solar system’s newest resident: a never-before-seen moon orbiting Uranus. The Webb telescope’s observations of Uranus are giving scientists better insight into one of the more mysterious planets in our solar system.
It is the 29th moon found orbiting the seventh planet from the sun, Uranus. It was discovered with the James Webb Space Telescope.
Scientists think the new tiny moon hid for so long -- even eluding the Voyager 2 spacecraft during its flyby about 40 years ago — because of its small size.