Exomoons

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  VLT’s GRAVITY Instrument Detects ‘Tug’ from Colossal Exomoon; Could Be Largest Natural Satellite Ever Found

  Astronomers have spotted a subtle orbital wobble around the massive exoplanet HD 206893 B, hinting at the presence of a gigantic moon nearly half Jupiter’s mass. If confirmed, it would be unlike any moon known, potentially redefining how scientists distinguish between moons, planets, and brown dwarfs.

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  Are Exomoons Real? Scientists Debate Discoveries Outside Solar System

  Astronomers are grappling with the difficulty of detecting exomoons, despite believing they found one in 2018 orbiting Kepler-1625b.

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  What Is An Exomoon? First Moon Outside Solar System May Have Been Found

  Compelling evidence have been found on the existence of the moon, orbiting a gas-giant planet, 8,000 light-years away from Earth.

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  Scientists Think They've Found the First Moon Outside Our Solar System

  Writing in the journal Science Advances, two Columbia University astronomers using the Kepler and Hubble space telescopes say they've found signs of a large gassy "exomoon".

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  First Exomoon May Have Been Discovered

  Astronomers have potentially discovered the first known moon beyond our solar system, orbiting a giant planet slightly larger than Jupiter, around a star about 4,000 light-years away.

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  Distant Moons May Harbour Alien Life: Study

  Massive moons of exoplanets are the right size, in the right position and have sufficient water to support life beyond Earth, a new study suggests.

• Astronomers spot first possible 'exomoon'

  The astronomers used a technique called gravitational microlensing, in which one star passes in front of another as seen from Earth.

• First exomoon discovered 1800 light years away?

  Astronomers may have discovered the first known moon outside our solar system and it is 1,800 light years from Earth.