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Astronomers report possible first exomoon beyond Solar System

A Jupiter-mass candidate circling a brown dwarf in CD-35 2722 may be the first exomoon found beyond the Solar System.

Possible exomoon candidate circling a brown dwarf in CD-35 2722
The Business Standard

In CD-35 2722, a Jupiter-mass candidate circles a brown dwarf instead of a star, according to The Business Standard (https://www.tbsnews.net/science/astronomers-report-possible-first-exomoon-beyond-solar-system-1582236). The team spotted it in the brown dwarf's wobble, measured with ESO's Very Large Telescope and its CRIRES+ instrument.
Source: https://www.tbsnews.net/science/astronomers-report-possible-first-exomoon-beyond-solar-system-1582236
Image credit: The Business Standard

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