Tag: Moons

Life-Supporting Moons Can Only Form Around Small Planets: Study
Life-Supporting Moons Can Only Form Around Small Planets: Study

According to the scientists, the Moon was born from a cataclysmic collision of a nascent Earth with a Mars-size world known as Theia.

  • Saturday, 05 February 2022
100 planets discovered
Over 100 planets with life-hosting moons identified

Washington: Researchers have identified more than 121 giant planets that potentially host moons capable of supporting life. These giant planets have orbits within the habitable zones of their stars, meaning it’s neither too hot nor too cold for liquid water — and potentially life — to exist. At more than three times the radii of […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
7 moons work together to keep Saturn's largest ring in place

New York: After poring over NASA’s Cassini mission data, astronomers have determined that it takes the teamwork of seven moons to keep Saturn’s A ring – the largest and farthest of the visible rings – contained. Without forces to hold the A ring in check, the ring would keep spreading out and ultimately disappear. For […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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