Distant planet may host volcanic moon like Jupiter's Io
New research done at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory reveals potential signs of a rocky, volcanic moon orbiting an exoplanet ...
A Distant Planet May Host a Moon That’s Spewing a Volcanic Cloud
Astronomers have yet to confirm the existence of exomoons, but a molecular signal around a far away star offers some of the ...
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Hints of volcanic moon around alien planet may be 1st-of-its-kind discovery (video)
"Detecting an exomoon would be quite extraordinary, and because of Io, we know that a volcanic exomoon is possible." ...
We May Have Found Our First-Ever Exomoon, Opening A New Chapter in Space Exploration
By analyzing the movements of a mysterious cloud of sodium moving around the planet WASP-49 b, the team was able to construct ...
NASA Finds Signs of an Io-Like Volcanic Exomoon Just 635 Light-Years Away
The existence of a moon located outside our solar system has never been confirmed but a new NASA-led study may provide ...
NASA thinks it found a moon light-years away spewing gas
But a new NASA study may have found a clue that one is orbiting a planet some 635 light-years from Earth. The inference comes ...
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Hints of volcanic moon around alien planet may be 1st-of-its-kind discovery (video)
Io, the most volcanic body in our solar system, constantly spews sulfur dioxide, sodium, potassium and other gasses that can form vast clouds around Jupiter up to 1,000 times the giant planet's ...
Solar Eclipse on Jupiter Captured by Home Telescope Leaves Internet Stunned
Reddit users were blown away by incredible moment captured in a viral post, with one saying, "Jupiter's got that photogenic ...
Astronomy: Huge sodium cloud as possible indication of first exomoon
Although thousands of exoplanets are known, no moon has yet been found outside the solar system. This may now have changed.