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Neptune's mysterious moon Nereid may be the only survivor of an ancient cosmic crash, NASA's JSWT finds
May 22, 2026
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Neptune's mysterious moon Nereid may be the only survivor of an ancient cosmic crash, NASA's JSWT finds

NASA's Webb telescope found that Neptune's moon Nereid might be the only survivor of a huge cosmic crash billions of years ago. Scientists said, "its composition appears strikingly different from nearby moons." This odd moon, with its strange orbit and icy surface, could hold clues to the early Solar System.