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Vikram debris on the moon

NASA has found the remnants of India’s Vikram moon lander

3 December 2019

In September, India’s attempted moon landing ended in a crash, but the debris was lost. Now NASA has pinpointed where the Vikram lander smashed down
Exoplanet and ploonets

Exomoons that run away from their planets could become 'ploonets'

4 July 2019

We haven’t found any moons around exoplanets, which may be because they are flung away and turn into “ploonets” - a fate that could one day befall our own moon

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