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A team led by scientists at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in Colorado made 10 different 40-minute exposures of ...
The new moon's estimated size is about 6 miles across, with its small size possibly contributing to its ability to hide from ...
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found an unknown moon orbiting Uranus, bringing the planet’s total to 29 — and more likely remain undiscovered.
The solar system has many more moons than the one we can see in the sky. But how many do we actually know about? And how many ...
NASA scientists at the Southwest Research Institute discovered a 29th moon orbiting Uranus while using infrared detection ...
Astronomers find a new moon orbiting Uranus, boosting its known satellites to 29 using the James Webb Space Telescope.
Researchers discovered a new 'tiny' moon using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most powerful telescope ever launched into space.
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There will be tours of the various sites, tours of Tombaugh’s telescopes, daytime solar observing, and, of course, nighttime observing through both the 16- and 18-inch telescopes, along with lots of ...
For now, the tiny new moon has a clunky name, but if it passes peer review, they might call it something better.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus.
A newly found tiny celestial body is making waves in the astronomy world.Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a new moon, S/2025 U1, orbiting just 35,000 ...
A Chilean observatory has unveiled the largest telescope in the world, equipped with a simply massive camera and capable to taking incredible photos.