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Astronomers spot possible first moon outside our Solar System

Using ESO's Very Large Telescope, astronomers have found evidence of a huge moon-like object in the young CD-35 2722 system. Unusually, it orbits a brown dwarf, which in turn circles a star about half the Sun's mass. If confirmed, it would be the first natural satellite found beyond our Solar System, according to the Nature study led by Kevin Hoy.

Astronomers spot possible first moon outside our Solar System

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