Astrophysics study suggests Venus may have swallowed its moon
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"Astrophysics study suggests Venus may have swallowed its moon" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include heise online, The Independent, Universe Today and EarthSky. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- Rotation too slow: Collision of Venus with possible moon likely unavoidable heise online · 12h ago
- Venus’ slow rotation is why planet has no moon, say scientists The Independent · 12h ago
- Venus Moon Would Have Been Doomed From The Start, Says New Paper Universe Today · 12h ago
- Venus had a moon for nearly 2 billion years, scientists say EarthSky · 12h ago
- Astrophysics study suggests Venus may have swallowed its moon Reuters · 12h ago
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