ExoMoons
Did We Find Exomoons or Not? The Question Lingers.
Do exoplanets have exomoons? It would be extraordinary if they didn't, but as with all things, we don't know until…
Big Planets Don’t Necessarily Mean Big Moons
Does the size of an exomoon help determine if life could form on an exoplanet it’s orbiting? This is something…
Exomoons Defy Discovery
For a long time, we wondered if other stars hosted planets like the Sun does. Finally, in the 1990s, we…
Moons Orbiting Rogue Planets Could be Habitable
A new study reveals how rogue planets could have "Ocean World" moons that may support life.
What is the Maximum Number of Moons that Earth Could Have?
In a recent study published in Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, a team of researchers from the University of Texas at…
These are the Best Places to Search for Habitable Exomoons
Our Solar System contains eight planets and more than 200 moons. The large majority of those moons have no chance…
Massive Rocky Planets Probably Don’t Have big Moons
The Moon has orbited Earth since the Solar System's early days. Anyone who's ever spent time at the ocean can't…
A Moon Might Have Been Found Orbiting an Exoplanet
A new study by David Kipping and the Hunt for Exomoons with Kepler campaign has revealed another exomoon candidate!
Astronomers see a Moon-Forming Disk Around a Super-Jupiter
Recently, astronomers have been finding protoplanetary discs around certain stars. Their discovery has helped kick off a new work in…
A New Way to Search for Exomoons
We'd love to find another planet like Earth. Not exactly like Earth; that's kind of ridiculous and probably a little…