News The First Exo-Moon

Discussion in 'Science and Technology' started by publiusr, Jul 28, 2017.

  1. publiusr

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    Apart from the pulsar planets--the first easily seen exo-worlds were "Hot Jupiters" very close to their respective stars--where that hammer-throw wobble was really evident.

    So you'd know the first exo-moon detected would have to be a whopper, right?

    Here you go:

    https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/s...have-been-discovered-outside-our-solar-system

    Now for years, I have had my hopes up that liquid water--and maybe life--might be on a moon like Europa circling a gas giant closer in, say--to a brighter star (maybe 47 Ursae Majoris?)

    I always thought that a gas giant larger than Jupiter might have a moon--oh, I don't know--Mars size.

    I never got my hopes up that any Earth sized moon could exist.

    And here is something the size of...Neptune.

    More than I could ever hope for.

    Whoof!
     
  2. Tim Walker

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    In terms of relative sizes, it reminds me of the Earth/Moon combo. At least in our solar system, our moon is relatively large compared to its planet.
     
  3. SPCTRE

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    Yeah, it's pretty unique, even if we include Pluto/Charon.
     
  4. rgb1701

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    That's no moon...

    :D
     
  5. publiusr

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