Venus’s ‘Lost Moon’ returns in headlines, not the sky On crisp evenings in the 1700s, respected astronomers pointed small refractors at a glaring white lantern in the west and swore they saw a tiny companion flitting beside it. They gave it a name, sketched orbits by candlelight, and argued in journals. Then the companion stopped showing up. There is no confirmed moon of Venus, and that is the more interesting story.

A phantom moon once haunted Venusian skies. It’s back—in headlines, not orbit. What Neith and Zoozve teach us about how we see planets. #Astronomy #Neith #PlanetaryScience #Venus #Zoozve

Reblog by @robotsdance · 28 images 💬 134  🔁 76378  ❤️ 89491 · Zoozve, my beloved

This is just the most interesting thread about the universe, quasi-moons, and how we actually live in a dance club.
#Space
#TheUniverse
#Zoozve

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Thanks to a poorly chosen font and some good natured fun, the The International Astronomical Union has officially named Venus' quasi-moon 2002VE as 'Zoozve'.

Thanks to Kovi at @funfactscience for sharing!

#science #sciencefacts #venus #moon #quasimoon #zoozve

Solar System's First Quasi-Moon Officially Named "Zoozve" After Error On Child's Poster Latif Nasser noticed the label "Zoozve" near Venus. But Venus has no moons, right?

Finally! Zoozve, your darkness embraces us all! Oh tiny traveler, we live only at you leisure. Safe travels through the night. #Zoozve

Zoozve Auch nur sehr kurz heute, aber habt Ihr schon von Zoozve gehört oder gelesen? Ich wurde auf Twitter über diesen Tweet darauf aufmerksam, in diesem Tweet ist ein wunderschöner Thread verlinkt ( über…

Frisch gebloggt: #Zoozve
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Can Zoozve Orbit BOTH the Sun and Venus? Oh, and What is Zoozve? Have you heard the story of Zoozve — the moon of Venus that both is and is not a moon? Oh, you didn’t think Venus had a moon. That’s…

Can a moon (or quasi-moon like #zoozve) orbit both a planet and the sun at the same time? #physics #python
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OK, I can’t *not* share this heartwarming #Twitter #thread about #curiosity & #astronomy any more. 🫠

QT 🐦🔗: x.com/latifnasser/...

#Venus #Moons #Asteroids #Space #Poster #Zoozve