The below is a press release from the University of Idaho

MOSCOW, Idaho — Sept. 3, 2025 — A team led by the Southwest Research Institute and including University of Idaho’s Matthew Hedman , a professor of physics , discovered a new moon orbiting Uranus. The team used imagery captured from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to visualize the planet’s 29th confirmed satellite, among the smallest known moons of Uranus.

Using JWST’s Near-Infrared Camera, the scientists captured 10 40-minute, long-exposure images on Feb. 2, 2025, and spent the spring and summer processing and analyzing the images. The newly identified moon joins a fleet of smaller moons on tightly looping paths around the planet, while five larger moons circle farther from the ice giant.

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