solar system
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Neptune is a curious planet, as it is the only one in the solar system that lacks a "typical" moon system of large, ordered satellites, meaning its evolutionary pathway might also be unique.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
That combination is especially puzzling because icy material is abundant throughout this region of the solar system.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Elsewhere in the solar system, material from the deep interiors of large icy bodies is normally inaccessible.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
These findings point to the existence of an original moon system that was demolished when Triton, Neptune's biggest moon, was likely captured by the planet's gravity after it formed elsewhere in the solar system.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Now a natural question is why it took so long for anyone to find a moon in our own solar system.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
