Earth-sized moons in planetary systems trillions of miles away could be hotbeds for alien life, astronomers report in the January Astrobiology.
EXOLIFE Jupiter-like gas giants in other solar systems (illustrated in orange) may host moons that could support life (foreground). R. Heller/AIP
“It’s the most thorough look at exomoon habitability I’ve seen,” says Darren Williams, an astronomer at Penn State Erie who was not involved in the research.
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