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Massive Rocky Planets Probably Don’t Have big Moons

February 12, 2022 Sharika Soukup

The Moon has orbited Earth since the Solar System’s early days. Anyone who’s ever spent time at the ocean can’t fail to notice the Moon’s effect. The Moon drives the tides even in the world’s most remote inlets and bays. And tides may be vital to life’s emergence. But if Earth were more massive, the…

Moons: Rocky planets much larger than Earth might not have natural satellites

February 6, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Astronomers have found lots of exoplanets but not much evidence of exomoons, and a new model might explain why Space 1 February 2022 By Alex Wilkins An artist’s impression of an exoplanet Shutterstock / Artsiom P Rocky planets much bigger than Earth might not be able to form large moons like our own, which is…

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