"In our solar system, the most massive moon is Ganymede, which is still extremely small compared to what we are inferring ...

Experts have discovered more than 4,000 exoplanets, but an exomoon has yet to be definitely discovered, despite the 2018 announcement there was something orbiting Kepler-1625b. But now, researchers ...

Long before the dawn of recorded history, inhabitants of Earth have been influenced and inspired by Luna—the true name of our planet’s largest natural satellite. Until the early 17th century, it was ...

There are eight planets in our Solar System (sorry Pluto), but collectively, these planets host over 175 moons, one or two of which may even harbor life. Indeed, our galaxy, based on what we observe ...

Forget about love. Scientists want to know: Are we looking for life in the wrong places? An astrophysicist at the U.K.'s University of Lincoln says that exomoons, moons which orbit planets outside of ...

Team "pro-exomoon" is back to defend the discovery of the first and only exomoons potentially seen by humanity. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

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YEARS ago, when David Kipping lived in London, he would walk home through the city and look up at the moon. As an astronomer, its faintly glowing presence served as a nightly source of inspiration.