Venus ate its moon: How Earth's 'twin' could have swallowed a rocky satellite

Phys.org Sunday 20 September 2026, 18:30 UTC 1 min read

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Scientists have long speculated why Venus, with a size, mass and structure similar to Earth's, doesn't have a moon. New UC Riverside research shows that our hungry twin likely swallowed it.

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