The study reports the first observation of moiré exciton states in nearly aligned WSe₂/WS₂ heterostructures. These exciton states manifest as multiple peaks around the original WSe₂ A exciton resonance in the absorption spectra, exhibiting distinct gate dependencies compared to those in WSe₂ monolayers and large-twist-angle WSe₂/WS₂ heterostructures. The observed phenomena are described by a theoretical model where the periodic moiré potential is much stronger than the exciton kinetic energy, creating multiple flat exciton minibands. This discovery provides a platform to explore and control novel excited states of matter, such as topological exciton bands and a strongly correlated exciton Hubbard model, in transition metal dichalcogenides. The research was supported by various institutions and funding sources, and the authors contributed equally to the work.The study reports the first observation of moiré exciton states in nearly aligned WSe₂/WS₂ heterostructures. These exciton states manifest as multiple peaks around the original WSe₂ A exciton resonance in the absorption spectra, exhibiting distinct gate dependencies compared to those in WSe₂ monolayers and large-twist-angle WSe₂/WS₂ heterostructures. The observed phenomena are described by a theoretical model where the periodic moiré potential is much stronger than the exciton kinetic energy, creating multiple flat exciton minibands. This discovery provides a platform to explore and control novel excited states of matter, such as topological exciton bands and a strongly correlated exciton Hubbard model, in transition metal dichalcogenides. The research was supported by various institutions and funding sources, and the authors contributed equally to the work.