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The Planet category provides scientific information, discoveries and interesting details about planets in the Solar System and beyond. In this category, you can find in-depth content on the formation of planets, their atmospheric structures, surface features and the discovery process. It also provides up-to-date information on newly discovered exoplanets, the potential of planets to host life and the latest developments in space exploration.

Illustration of a hypothetical Venus moon doomed by orbital tidal decay.

Why an Ancient Venus Moon Would Be Doomed, Study Suggests

Planetary astrophysicist Stephen Kane and his colleagues found that ordinary tidal forces would have doomed any ancient Venus moon within its first billion years. The findings explain why Venus remains moonless and link slow planetary rotation directly to long-term habitability.

Kidinnu

Kidinnu is a Mesopotamian scientist who lived in the fourth century BC, whose name was given to a Lunar crater with a surface area of more than Croatia (60 km2), made lots of contributions to astronomy and mathematics, and is considered the “Father of science”.