'First known exomoon may have been discovered'
Astronomers using Hubble and Kepler space telescopes have found compelling evidence for the existence of the first known moon outside our solar system, orbiting a gas-giant planet 8,000 light-years away.
Oct 05, 2018, 07:47 AM ISTHave astronomers found the first exomoon beyond our solar system? - Read
The Kepler Space Telescope finds planets by watching them pass in front of their stars, causing a dip in the stars’ light. The new potential moon was found in the same way – as a moon orbits its planet, it leads to an extra fall in the starlight coming from behind.
Jul 28, 2017, 09:53 AM IST