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Venus May Have Devoured Its Moon
Venus could have swallowed its moon in a slow gravitational collapse, changing its habitability.
Futurism · 1m
Venus may have eaten its own moon
A new study explains why Venus lacks a moon while Earth has one: the planet's slow rotation dooms any satellite to crash.
Mashable · 2m