New moon rising? Astronomers spot evidence of first exomoon

Almost 3,800 exoplanets have been discovered so far, and if our solar system is anything to go by, many of those should also harbor moons. Although it's basically a sure thing that these exomoons are out there, astronomers haven't been able to spot any – until now. Scientists using NASA's Hubble and Kepler space telescopes have found evidence of a large moon orbiting a gas giant planet some 8,000 light-years away.

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Category: Space

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• Astronomy
• Columbia University
• Exoplanet
• Hubble
• Kepler Mission
• Moon
• NASA
• Planet
• Telescope

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