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James Webb Space Telescope Finds New Moon Orbiting Uranus

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NASA Telescope Spots a Previously Unknown Moon of Uranus

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus.NASA announced the discovery on Tuesday, adding that the moon was first spotted on Feb. 2. Scientists estimate that the newly discovered moon is about six miles in diameter.

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Webb Space Telescope spots tiny moon orbiting Uranus

NASA said a tiny moon has been found by the Webb Space Telescope orbiting the planet Uranus. The moon is only six miles wide and was found by Webb’s near-infrared camera, The Associated Press reported. That’s about the length of a 10K. Scientists believe that it was missed for so long because it is tiny and is faint, the AP reported.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Discovers New Moon of Uranus

Scientists have discovered a new, elusive moon around Uranus, making it the 29th natural satellite known to orbit the ice giant. The research team that made the discovery estimates that the moon, dubbed S/2025 U1 for now (at least,

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Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy says the agency will 'move aside' from climate sciences to focus on exploring moon and Mars

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy says it's time for the agency to focus on the moon and Mars, not the "smorgasbord of ...

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New 'tiny' moon found orbiting Uranus, bringing satellite family to 29

Researchers discovered a new 'tiny' moon using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most powerful telescope ever ...

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BC Public Library celebrates NASA’s upcoming mission

BROOME COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – A local library is ready for launch, as it celebrates NASA’s upcoming mission to the moon.

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Artemis 2 astronauts suit up for nighttime moon launch dress rehearsal (photos, video)

NASA's Artemis 2 mission — the first-ever crewed mission of the Orion capsule and Space Launch System (SLS) — is targeting a ...

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NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030. Choosing where is tricky

In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced plans on Aug. 5, 2025, to build a ...

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NASA employs AI to better predict solar activity

"Our society is built on technologies that are highly susceptible to space weather," said NASA's Heliophysics Division ...

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South Korea's K-RadCube radiation satellite will hitch a ride on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission

South Korea's KASA is just one international space agency that will fly cubesats on the mission; Germany's DLR will also ...

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NASA wants US to be the first nation to put nuclear reactor on the moon

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.

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NASA Is Getting Fired Up About a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

Placing an atomic energy source on the lunar surface is “not science fiction,” experts say, but does pose technical ...

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Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on August 20, 2025

As of Wednesday, Aug. 20, the moon phase is Waning Crescent, and it is 9% lit up to us on Earth, according to NASA's Daily ...

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