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Astronomers may have found an exomoon, and Hubble is going to check

illustration of exomoons

EXOMOONS AHOY  Moons like the ones in this illustration could be a haven for life outside the solar system.

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By Lisa Grossman

- More than 2 years ago

The first evidence for an exomoon — a moon orbiting a planet orbiting a distant star — may have been spotted in data from the Kepler space telescope.