Venus May Have Devoured Its Own Moon, Astrophysicists Suggest
Venus's lack of a moon has long puzzled scientists studying the planet closest in size and structure to Earth. A new theory presented this week offers an explanation that sounds almost like science fiction: Venus may have swallowed its own satellite whole. A Case of Celestial Cannibalism According to a study published in The Astrophysical Journal by researchers at the University of California,…
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