Scientists Spot Tiny New Moon Orbiting Uranus

In a stunning new space discovery, scientists have spotted a tiny new moon orbiting Uranus using the powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This marks a big step forward in our understanding of the mysterious ice giant and its fascinating ring system.

Discovery Overview

Astronomers recently detected a small celestial body, temporarily named S/2025 U1, orbiting close to Uranus’s ring system.
The moon is estimated to be only 10 kilometers in diameter, making it one of the smallest moons ever found around the planet.

This discovery increases the number of Uranus’s known moons to 28, though scientists are still verifying its official status before giving it a formal name.

How Scientists Found the New Moon

The discovery was made using deep-space observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
When researchers were studying Uranus’s rings in infrared light, they noticed a faint moving object near the outer edge of the planet’s ring system.

By tracking its movement across several images, they confirmed that it was not part of the rings but a tiny moon orbiting Uranus.

This shows the incredible sensitivity of JWST, capable of spotting even small, dim objects billions of kilometers away from Earth.