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Webb telescope spots a new moon orbiting Uranus


It's estimated to be only six miles wide.

Images captured by the floating watchtower revealed a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus. NASA's short video below shows the faint speck orbiting its ringed host. A team led by the Southwest Research Institute pored through the telescope's images to identify it.

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