Astronomers Discover New Moon Orbiting Uranus

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The Webb Space Telescope found a moon near Uranus. NASA said the new moon is very small. It was found using a special camera in February.

The moon is only about six miles wide. Scientists think it was hard to see. Voyager 2 could not see it forty years ago.

Uranus already has twenty-eight known moons. These moons have names from books. Now Uranus has twenty-nine moons with the new one.

Many Uranus moons are small and orbit close to the planet. This new moon is also very small. It orbits near the other small moons.

A scientist named Matthew Tiscareno helped find the moon. He thinks there are more small moons. He said we should keep looking for more moons.

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What did the Webb Space Telescope find near Uranus?

A small moon.

How wide is the new moon found near Uranus?

About six miles wide.

Who helped find the new moon?

A scientist named Matthew Tiscareno.

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