LOS ANGELES, Sept 14 : A California-based astrophysicist presented a new theory on Monday to explain why Venus, the planet most like Earth in size, mass and structure, lacks its own moon. Call it a case of celestial cannibalism.The extremely slow speed at which Venus rotates on its axis would have doomed any

LOS ANGELES, Sept 14 : A California-based astrophysicist presented a new theory on Monday to explain why Venus, the planet most like Earth in size, mass and structure, lacks its own moon. Call it a case of celestial cannibalism.The extremely slow speed at which Venus rotates on its axis would have doomed any

New study suggests Venus once had a moon that spiraled inward and was consumed due to its slow rotation, explaining why the planet lacks a lunar companion. Read more at straitstimes.com.