Universetoday iconUniversetodaySep 10, 2026 ~1 min source read

JWST Ruled Out Finding Tiny Moons Around An Exoplanet - That's Great News

Telescope (JWST) has opened up many wonders of the cosmos to scientists since it began its science operations a few years ago. These, as yet still theoretical, moons orbit exoplanets in other star systems, and JWST was supposed to find a plethora of them.

JWST Ruled Out Finding Tiny Moons Around An Exoplanet - That's Great News

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Telescope (JWST) has opened up many wonders of the cosmos to scientists since it began its science operations a few years ago.

These, as yet still theoretical, moons orbit exoplanets in other star systems, and JWST was supposed to find a plethora of them.

It likely just has to look for one in the same place repeatedly.

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Telescope (JWST) has opened up many wonders of the cosmos to scientists since it began its science operations a few years ago. These, as yet still theoretical, moons orbit exoplanets in other star systems, and JWST was supposed to find a plethora of them. One thing that it hasn't done is find an "exomoon".

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One thing that it hasn't done is find an "exomoon". It likely just has to look for one in the same place repeatedly.

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