An exomoon is a moon that orbits around an exoplanet.
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Exomoon
Synonyms for "exomoon" (4 found)
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20 translations across 10 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- eksokuu noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
French
4 entries- exolune noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
- exosatellite noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
- lune extrasolaire noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
- satellite extrasolaire noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
Galician
2 entries- exolúa noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
- lúa extrasolar noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
German
2 entries- Exomond noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
- extrasolarer Mond noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
Hindi
1 entries- बहिर्चंद्र noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
Italian
3 entries- esoluna noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
- luna extrasolare noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
- satellite extrasolare noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
Norman
1 entries- exoleune noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
Polish
1 entries- egzoksiężyc noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
Portuguese
2 entries- exolua noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
- lua extrassolar noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
Spanish
3 entries- exoluna noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
- luna extrasolar noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
- satélite extrasolar noun (moon of an extrasolar planet)
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Researchers have detected the first "exomoon" candidate—a moon orbiting a planet that lies outside our solar system.
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Of course we can't detect exomoons now (or for a long while), but could planets like 51 Peg b have any moons? Wouldn't the star strip them off? I don't suppose there can be a moon around a planet that orbits in more time than it takes that planet to orbit its star.
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Now we get exoplanets, dwarf planets, rogue planets, and (exo)moons. That's ok, but then comes the utter silliness: none of them are planets. Even those bigger than Jupiter aren't planets.
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