Moon or Planet? The Exomoon Hunt Continues Artist Concept
Researchers have detected the first exomoon candidate -- a moon orbiting a planet that lies outside our solar system. Using a technique called microlensing, they observed what could be either a moon and a planet -- or a planet and a star.
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April 10, 2014
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