The seventh planet in the solar system is 2.75 billion kilometers away from Earth. So no wonder it is one of the least examined planets. NASA scientists have now announced that they have discovered another month in its orbit.
The natural satellite of Uranus has no name yet, and it is known that it has only about 10 kilometers in diameter. Astronomers have discovered a month using James Webb’s telescope. The new Moon of Uranus is about 350 times smaller than our only satellite, a month. So it is a dwarf month.
With this discovery, the number of known months of uranium increased to 29. “No other planet has as many small internal months as uranium and Their complex relationships with rings indicate a chaotic history that wipes the boundaries between the ring system and the monthly system. In addition, the new moon is smaller and much weaker than the smallest known internal months, indicating that The complexity of uranium is still waiting for further discoveries, ” said Matthew Tiscareno from the Seti Institute in California.
NASA first recorded a new month on February 2, 2025 while observing the planet. The New Moon is the fourteenth Moon orbiting the larger months of Uranus – Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon.
“It is located approximately 56,000 kilometers from the center of Uranus and orbits the planet in the equatorial plane between Ophelia’s orbit, which lies just behind the main annular system, and Bianca. Its almost circular orbit suggests that it could have created near its current location, ”said NASA scientists.
