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  1. Exomoon search with VLTI/GRAVITY around the substellar companion HD 206893 B: aanda.org/articles/aa/full_htm -> An unprecedented signal around HD 206893 B: an #exomoon candidate revealed by high-precision astrometry: observatoiredeparis.psl.eu/an-

  2. After 25 years of the prediction of the possibility of observations, and despite the many hundred of well studied transiting #exoplanet systems, we are still waiting for the announcement of the first confirmed #exomoon.

    Thwre are three steps that can lead to the discovery.

    The steps are the formation, the orbital dynamics and long-term stability, and the observability of a given exomoon in a given system.

    #astronomy
    astrobiology.com/2023/11/the-d

  3. Researchers argue back and forth about whether we’ve spotted an #exomoon - arstechnica.com/science/2023/1 "Years after Kepler shut down, people are arguing over whether it spotted exomoons." #astrophysics

  4. Science Advances astronomy covers appreciation post

    Shadows of an Exomoon (2018)

    Art by Dan Durda.

    Feature article "Evidence for a large exomoon orbiting Kepler-1625b" by Alex Teachey and David M. Kipping: science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv

    Full issue: science.org/toc/sciadv/4/10

    #universe #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #space #science #research #moon #exomoon #planet #planets #exoplanet #exoplanets #kepler1625 #kepler1625b #cover #art #covers #coverart

  5. If a moon escapes its primary by tidal ejection, there is a high probability it will eventually return to collide with its planet
    arxiv.org/abs/2210.02603
    #ExoMoon #ExoPlanet

  6. I'm learning how to make gifs. Here's a cute little eclipse of Kepler-1707 b's #exomoon in
    #SpaceEngine