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Astronomers have just discovered the first moon in another solar system, and it will come to a tragic end.

There are over 200 known moons in our solar system. And everything suggests that they exist around exoplanets as well. However, none has been confirmed yet. But it appears that the object is orbiting a planet less than 700 light-years from Earth.

In our solar system, only Mercury and VenusVenus There is no moon? But what about Extrasolar planetsExtrasolar planets? Theories predict that they may be surrounded by natural satellites. But they are difficult to detect. Talk about small and weak shineshine . However, researchers from Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA’s (JPL) announced today that they may have already gotten their hands on an exomoon.

A sodium cloud, indirect evidence of the presence of a volcanic exomoon

They got him out thanks to one. the cloudthe cloud Sodium observed near a planet The gas giantThe gas giant Located near 635 light yearsLight yearsof Earth, WASP-49 b. This cloud was discovered in 2017. Its structure and MovementsMovements studied by AstronomersAstronomers JPL’s, it seems, wants to indicate that it is released at a rate of 100,000. KilogramKilogram per second by an exomoon, represented as a rocky and volcanic body orbitorbit in eight hours. WASP-49 b Just as much as his The starThe star Hosts are actually poor in sodium and clouds move in the opposite direction. The bodyThe body If he was part of it, he would.EnvironmentEnvironment of the planet

Note that this is the case with Jupiter’s natural satellite Io. This moon goes out continuously. GazGaz Which is surrounded Big planetBig planet and sometimes expands its radius to 1,000 times. Thus, researchers hoped to detect similar gas clouds in other planetary systems, as indirect evidence of the presence of moons around exoplanets.

An exomoon has yet to be confirmed, but one whose future looks bleak.

i Astrophysical Journal Lettersthe researchers estimate that they will need to observe the system longer to be certain about the cloud’s orbit and structure. And thus for the first time, the discovery of an exomoon is confirmed. But they are already stressing that the object in question could lead to a terrible end. Its volcanic activity will indeed cause it to lose its weight. On a large scaleOn a large scale Deductions due to and GravityGravityHis giant planet will eventually cause him to disintegrate.

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