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NASA's Webb telescope finds a new tiny moon around Uranus

The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a new tiny moon orbiting Uranus. The new member of the lunar gang, announced Tuesday by NASA, appears to be just six miles (10 kilometers) wide. It was spotted by the telescope's near-infrared camera during observations in February.

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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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Uranus Caught Flashing A New Moon

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.

Picking a Spot for NASA’s Lunar Nuclear Reactor Is Trickier Than It Sounds

The U.S. wants to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030, but the first challenge is finding an ideal spot.

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Bus-sized asteroid approaching Earth, NASA reports

The space rock will make its closest approach—at a cosmically slight 183,000 miles from our planet—later today, according to ...

NASA rover spots rock shaped like medieval helmet on Mars

NASA’s Perseverance rover stationed on Mars spotted a dome-shaped rock with a striking resemblance to a helmet used during ...

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NASA and Google are testing an AI space doctor

NASA and Google’s work involves a proof-of-concept for an automated Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) known as the “Crew Medical Officer Digital Assistant” (CMO-DA). “Designed to assist ...

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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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Washington-made rockets taking NASA to the moon for the first time in half a century

NASA’s Artemis campaign is a bold series of missions to take humans back to the moon, and those astronauts will get there ...

Man Steals $21M of Lunar Rocks from NASA to Use During Sex After Promising His Girlfriend the Moon

NASA intern Thad Roberts concocted a plan to steal moon rocks, and he was successful. Was it a romantic gesture, or was he ...

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found a new moon orbiting Uranus.

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) hasn’t given it a name yet, but NASA has announced that astronomers discovered a new moon orbiting Uranus using images taken by the James Webb Space ...