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New moon discovered orbiting Uranus

NASA’s Webb telescope discovers previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered another moon orbiting Uranus, expanding the planet’s natural satellite count to at least 29. The tiny moon is now known as S/2025 U1 until the International Astronomical Union (IAU) votes on a more permanent name.

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Webb Space Telescope spots tiny moon orbiting Uranus

NASA said a tiny moon has been found by the Webb Space Telescope orbiting the planet Uranus. The moon is only six miles wide and was found by Webb’s near-infrared camera, The Associated Press reported. That’s about the length of a 10K. Scientists believe that it was missed for so long because it is tiny and is faint, the AP reported.

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NASA Telescope Spots a Previously Unknown Moon of Uranus

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

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Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy says the agency will 'move aside' from climate sciences to focus on exploring moon and Mars

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy says it's time for the agency to focus on the moon and Mars, not the "smorgasbord of ...

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NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030. Choosing where is tricky

In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced plans on Aug. 5, 2025, to build a ...

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NASA plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Here's what that means

The reactor would launch to the moon by 2030, according to a directive by acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy that was sent ...

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South Korea's K-RadCube radiation satellite will hitch a ride on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission

South Korea's K-RadCube satellite has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of its launch toward the moon ...

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NASA employs AI to better predict solar activity

"Our society is built on technologies that are highly susceptible to space weather," said NASA's Heliophysics Division Director Joseph Westlake in the release. "Just as we use meteorology to forecast ...

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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 ...

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China's Getting Ready to Land Astronauts on the Moon While NASA Flails Helplessly

Over half a year into Trump's second term, NASA still doesn't have a leader. The space agency is staring down the barrel of ...

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