NASA discovered the 29th moon of Uranus with the James Webb Telescope.
A new moon of Uranus, designated S/2025 U1, has been detected using the James Webb Space Telescope.
The discovery was led by a team from the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in Colorado.
The celestial body was identified on February 2, 2025, through a series of long-exposure images.
The newly spotted moon is only about 10 kilometers in diameter.
Voyager 2 could not detect this moon during its Uranus flyby almost 40 years ago.
Scientists believe Uranus now has 29 confirmed moons in its satellite family.
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 orbit of the moon is nearly circular, located 56,000 kilometers from Uranus.
Its position lies between the orbits of Ophelia and Bianca.
The name of the newly discovered moon will need to be approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the leading authority in assigning official names and designations to celestial bodies.
