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Big Think · Sep 14, 2021

Exoplanets with moons may be likelier to host life

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A new study suggests that exomoons are common in multistar systems. Thus far, only a few exomoon candidates have been identified. Exoplanets with moons may be likelier to host life than those without moons. Though Earth has only one (very special and precious) moon, the average planet in our solar system has 26 moons . (The range is from zero moons for Mercury and Venus to 82 moons for Saturn.) If…

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