The newfound satellite, only about six miles wide, becomes Uranus’ 29th known moon and orbits near the planet’s inner rings. Its discovery highlights Webb’s extraordinary ability to uncover small, faint objects in the outer solar system, while adding a new member to Uranus’ Shakespeare-inspired celestial family.

Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, a team led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has identified a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus, expanding the planet's known satellite family to 29.