moons

plural of moon

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Recent Examples of moons For deep-space science, the ability to launch heavier, more complex instruments means more ambitious missions, from sample-return expeditions to Jupiter’s moons to large-scale observatories parked in distant orbits. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025 Planets form from the disk of gas and dust that surrounds a newborn star, and moons are thought to typically emerge from the dregs left over from a planet’s birth. Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025 At the center of Mimas lies a central peak, created when something large slammed into the smallest of Saturn's major moons. Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Why would such a collision create new rings and new moons in the same plane as all of the old rings and moons? Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025 These moons are not blue, but rather varying shades of yellow, orange, and grey. Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • The event was organized by the Bristol Bot Builders, a group dedicated to sparking interest in STEM subject – science, technology, engineering, and math – among people of all ages.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
  • ATPs help students with disabilities, ages 18-22, transition to adult life by focusing on employment, independent living and community skills.
    Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Moons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moons. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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