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NASA's Webb telescope discovers new moon orbiting Uranus

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The new moon's estimated size is about 6 miles across, with its small size possibly contributing to its ability to hide from astronomers for so long.

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  1. KOB 4

    NASA's Webb telescope finds a new tiny moon around Uranus (opens KOB 4)

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    The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a new tiny moon orbiting Uranus. NASA announced the discovery on Tuesday. The moon appears to be just six miles wide. It was spotted by the telescope’s near-infrared camera during observations in February.

  2. PBS NewsHour

    Webb telescope discovers new tiny moon around Uranus (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a new tiny moon orbiting Uranus.

  3. CNET

    The James Webb Space Telescope Has Found a New Moon Orbiting Uranus (opens CNET)

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    For now, the new moon has a clunky name, but if it passes peer review, NASA might call it something better.

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    NASA (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a new tiny moon orbiting Uranus. NASA announced the discovery on Tuesday. The moon appears to be just six miles wide. It was spotted

  5. Engadget

    Webb telescope spots a new moon orbiting Uranus (opens Engadget)

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    It's estimated to be only six miles wide.

  6. Scientific American

    Meet Uranus’s Newly Discovered Moon, One So Small That You Could Walk around It (opens Scientific American)

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    Using the powerful James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have spotted a moon nestled near Uranus’s rings that’s so small you could walk around it

  7. Astronomy Magazine

    Webb discovers new moon orbiting Uranus (opens Astronomy Magazine)

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    Astronomers find a new moon orbiting Uranus, boosting its known satellites to 29 using the James Webb Space Telescope.

  8. WMUR

    NASA's Webb telescope discovers new moon orbiting Uranus (opens WMUR)

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    The new moon's estimated size is about 6 miles across, with its small size possibly contributing to its ability to hide from astronomers for so long.

  9. The Oregonian

    NASA’s Webb telescope finds a tiny, new moon (opens The Oregonian)

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    The moon appears to be just 6 miles wide.

  10. New York Post

    Scientists spot new moon orbiting Uranus: ‘A significant discovery’ (opens New York Post)

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    The Webb Space Telescope snapped the first images of a heretofore unknown, and tiny, moon orbiting the planet Uranus.

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