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What counts as a moon? Huge ‘exosatellite’ sparks debate
NatureWednesday, July 22, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02299-6 Discovery of a distant Jupiter-mass object could pave the way for detection of exomoons — plus, a rare transmissible cancer found in catfish.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02299-6 Discovery of a distant Jupiter-mass object could pave the way for detection of exomoons — plus, a rare transmissible cancer found in catfish.
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Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02299-6 Discovery of a distant Jupiter-mass object could pave the way for detection of exomoons — plus, a rare transmissible cancer found in catfish.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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Nature published: What counts as a moon? Huge ‘exosatellite’ sparks debate
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