A reddish striped planet is seen next to a smaller orb that's blueish. The two objects are set against a dark background representing space. New research has a duo of scientists channeling Obi-Wan ...

Fellow exomoon hunter René Heller of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Göttingen, Germany, is less skeptical on that front. He argues that a less extreme inward migration probably ...

So far, humanity has yet to find its first "exomoon"—a moon orbiting a planet outside of the solar system. But that hasn't ...

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 ...

A new analysis of a peculiar metallic cloud surrounding the exoplanet WASP-49 b provides further evidence that it may have been birthed by a volcanic satellite, which may become the first officially ...

Universe Today reports on a new telescope proposal that could help astronomers detect Earth-sized exomoons, explaining current limits, future technology, and why moons around distant planets matter ...

"Detecting an exomoon would be quite extraordinary, and because of Io, we know that a volcanic exomoon is possible." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

While the exoplanet catalog burgeons to over 5,000 known worlds, exomoon discovery is a whole other story. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...