NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus.

The Webb telescope detected the object on February 2 during an observation with its Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam).

NASA scientists at the Southwest Research Institute discovered a 29th moon orbiting Uranus while using infrared detection ...

A team of astronomers announced Tuesday that a new satellite measuring roughly 90 football fields across was discovered ...

The outer reaches of our solar system just got a little more crowded, with astronomers spotting a previously unseen moon ...

Astronomers find a new moon orbiting Uranus, boosting its known satellites to 29 using the James Webb Space Telescope.

Southwest Research Institute led a James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) survey, discovering a previously unknown moon (circled) orbiting Uranus between its satellites Bianca and Ophelia. This image shows ...

The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed an innovative system to detect and characterise orbital space debris ...

What steps can be taken to protect spacecraft from space debris? This is what a paper presented at the 2024 17th ...

A newly tested detection system captures micrometeoroid and debris strikes, providing impact data before damage appears.

The Southwest Research Institute’s Space Science and Engineering Division has been restructured to create two new technical divisions, the institute announced this week. Robin Canup, an ...

Southwest might lose business if the federal agency can't replace the industry funding. But the 3,000-employee institute also is what LaHood is looking for — an independent research lab.