- A new moon of Uranus, S/2025 U1, has been discovered using the James Webb Space Telescope.
- The discovery was led by a team from Colorado-based Southwest Research Institute (SwRI).
- The celestial body was identified through a series of long-exposure images taken on February 2, 2025.
- The newly discovered moon has a diameter of only about 10 kilometers.
- Nearly 40 years ago, Voyager 2 could not detect this moon while passing near Uranus.
- Scientists believe that Uranus' satellite family now has 29 confirmed moons.
- This new moon is the 14th member of a complex system of smaller moons orbiting the largest moons, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon.
- The moon has a nearly circular orbit and is located 56,000 kilometers from Uranus
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