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What Happens to a Moon When Its Planet Is Stolen?

via Phys.org·yesterday

Researchers modeled what becomes of a moon when its host planet is captured by another star. Most moons are stripped away, but a fraction survive on altered orbits. The work informs the search for exomoons around free-floating and captured worlds.

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