Astronomers have identified a previously undetected moon circling Uranus, utilizing data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. The discovery was made public by NASA on August 19, 2025. This small celestial body adds to the known satellites of the ice giant planet. The moon, temporarily designated S/2025 U1, measures approximately six miles in diameter. Its diminutive size equates to roughly 90 football fields laid end to end. Due to this scale, an average person could walk around its circumference in a matter of hours. Observations captured the moon on February 2, 2025, through the telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera in a sequence of ten 40-minute exposures. The James Webb Space Telescope’s advanced infrared capabilities enabled detection of this faint object. Prior missions, including Voyager 2’s 1986 flyby,…
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