Hubble may have spotted the first known exomoon

Dubbed ‘Neptmoon,’ the gas moon’s unusually large size defies theories on how moons form

Neptomoon

SIDE BY SIDE A Jupiter-sized planet and a Neptune-sized moon cross in front of the star Kepler 1625 in this artist’s illustration. Hubble spotted signs of the moon in observations made in October 2017.

Dan Durda

The first suspected exomoon is coming into focus.