Venus likely swallowed its moon

Scientists have long speculated why Venus, with a similar size, mass, and structure to Earth, doesn’t have a moon. New research shows it’s because our hungry twin likely swallowed it.

In the past, scientists have theorized that Venus possibly had a moon at one time that got hit with something massive, obliterating it. Other theories centered around the idea that Venus never underwent a collision that formed a moon in the first place.

The new res...