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Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
4 days ago

How far are we from finding exomoons and exorings?

Giant planets in our solar system and around other stars likely possess numerous moons and rings, which astronomers can detect indirectly through transit methods and light curve analysis.
Philosophy
fromAeon
3 months ago

Why exomoons could be astronomy's next big breakthrough | Aeon Videos

Exoplanets are extremely common, diverse, sometimes Earth-like, and the next major breakthrough may be the first confirmed detection of an exomoon.
Science
fromArs Technica
5 months ago

Researchers find a carbon-rich moon-forming disk around giant exoplanet

A super-Jupiter's ring-forming circumplanetary disk is rich in small carbon-based molecules while its host system's planet-forming disk appears dominated by water.
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