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Existence is disputable

Nature Astronomy volume 8, pages 155–156 (2024)Cite this article

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Kepler-1625b-I and Kepler-1708b-I are the most noteworthy exomoon candidates to date. A new analysis of the available data comes to a different conclusion.

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Fig. 1: The combined transit of an exoplanet with a natural satellite.

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