On September 24, 2026, Wired reported two notable developments in astronomical research: a potential explanation for Venus's lack of a moon and the first-ever detection of radio signals from an exoplanet.
According to Wired, one of the long-standing mysteries in astronomy has been why Venus has no moon. A new theory proposes a straightforward answer to this question: Venus might have devoured its own moon in the past.
In a separate finding, scientists have detected radio signals from a specific exoplanet for the first time in history. The Wired report clarifies that this phenomenon is not linked to extraterrestrial intelligence, but rather driven by magnetic activity—a signal that astronomers had never previously been able to pinpoint to a specific planet outside our solar system.