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The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus, the solar system’s tilted seventh planet.  This new space discovery brings the ice giant world’s bevy of moons up to 29, a count that includes a yet-to-be-named moon discovered in 2023.  The newest moon likely escaped detection before now because it is so small. These findings, led …

For the first time, scientists have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to study the origins of a bizarre, record-breaking radio signal that flashed past Earth earlier this year. Tracking the bright radio burst to the edge of a galaxy some 130 million light-years from Earth, the researchers used JWST’s infrared eye to identify a powerful explosion of energy …

A team of scientists at the Southwest Research Institute, using photography commissioned from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, have discovered a previously unknown moon in our solar system that’s in a “nearly circular” orbit around Uranus. Just six miles in diameter, our little neighbor is so small that no telescope has been powerful enough …

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The asteroids Bennu and Ryugu may both be fragments of the massive “parent” rock Polana (shown breaking apart here in a NASA illustration), new James Webb telescope data hints. | Credit: NASA Two of the solar system’s most famous asteroids, Bennu and Ryugu, …

Two of the solar system‘s most famous asteroids, Bennu and Ryugu, may be fragments of a single massive “parent” asteroid that was smashed to pieces billions of years ago, new data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveals. If true, the sibling space rocks — which have both recently been visited by spacecraft that successfully returned samples of them …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Astronomers using the powerful eye of the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a previously unknown moon whirling around Uranus, according to NASA. The discovery boosts the number of moons known to be orbiting the ice giant to 29 — and there are likely more waiting to be found. The moon came to light through a …

IN A NUTSHELL 🔭 Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope discovered a pattern in galactic rotations. 🌀 Around 60% of ancient galaxies rotate clockwise, challenging previous assumptions of randomness. 🌌 The hypothesis suggests our universe might be within a massive black hole, redefining cosmic principles. 🔍 Observational bias, such as the Doppler effect, is considered an alternative explanation for …

IN A NUTSHELL 🔭 Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope discovered a pattern in galactic rotations, challenging previous beliefs. 🌀 Approximately 60% of ancient galaxies rotate clockwise, suggesting a potential cosmic order. 🌌 A hypothesis proposes that the universe might be within a black hole, altering our understanding of cosmology. 🔍 Alternative explanations include potential observational bias, highlighting the …

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a never-before-seen moon orbiting Uranus, bringing the planet’s count of natural satellites to 29. The moon, for now dubbed S/2025 U1, is just 6 miles (10 kilometers) in diameter, which is why it was invisible to other telescopes and the Voyager 2 spacecraft when it made its 1986 flyby of the icy planet. …

Circle Strafe NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a tiny moon orbiting Uranus, expanding the number of the planet’s known satellites to 29. In early February, the space observatory’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) caught the minuscule and still-unnamed object orbiting the gas giant at a distance of 35,000 miles. “It’s a small moon but a significant discovery, which is something …