Exomoons on Rogue Planets: Tidal Heating and Atmospheres Could Sustain Habitable Oceans Without Starlight

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David Dahlbüdding's study argues that Earth-mass exomoons around Jupiter-mass free-floating planets could stay warm and keep oceans liquid for billions of years due to tidal heating from eccentric orbits and heat-trapping hydrogen-rich atmospheres, even without starlight.

Are Rogue Exomoons the Newest Frontier in the Search for Habitability?
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Are Rogue Exomoons the Newest Frontier in the Search for Habitability?

There may be as many rogue planets or free-floating planets in the Milky Way as there are stars. If there are billions of these worlds, some of them have likely held onto their moons. New research reveals a pathway to habitability for these rogue exomoons.