A gas giant planet beyond the solar that wobbles as it circles its star, hinting to astronomers that it is orbited by its own moon. To make this suspected discovery even more remarkable, if this moon… [+5956 chars]
Wobbling exoplanet hints at a hidden exomoon so massive it could redefine the word 'moon' altogether - Space
"In our solar system, the most massive moon is Ganymede, which is still extremely small compared to what we are inferring here."
By:Robert Lea
Source:Space.com
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