A team of astronomers believe they have spotted the first moon outside our solar system. Phys.org reports that the team lead by Dr. David Kipping, assistant professor of astronomy at Columbia ...
So far, humanity has yet to find its first "exomoon"—a moon orbiting a planet outside of the solar system. But that hasn't ...
The discovery of the first potential exomoon has astronomers scratching their heads. It’s the size of Neptune, and its planet is the same size as Jupiter but ten times the mass. It’s also made of gas.
SPACE SCIENTISTS have discovered evidence of the first exomoon – a moon orbiting a planet outside of our solar system. Astronomers say the mysterious space object belongs to the exoplanet Kepler-1625b ...
Western University astronomers may have spotted six new moons orbiting planets in solar systems far from our own – an otherworldly discovery so rare it must wait on future technologies to confirm.
While analyzing data from NASA’s Hubble and Kepler Space Telescopes, astronomers happen upon new exoplanets all the time. But the same can’t be said about exomoons, which are essentially moons ...
A second, smaller dip that appears ahead of or behind the planet could reveal the moon, they said. (Reuters) Astronomers have potentially discovered the first known moon beyond our solar system, ...
The far-off moon is believed to be roughly the size of Neptune... SPACE SCIENTISTS have discovered evidence of the first exomoon – a moon orbiting a planet outside of our solar system. Astronomers say ...