Space.com Clingy Alien Planets May Fling Their Moons Out of Orbit 26 January 2017 fborgosano Leave a comment Share: Alien planets that orbit especially close to their stars have a bigger chance of losing their moons, which may reduce the chances that habitable alien moons will survive for very long around those planets, a new study finds. from Space.com bit.ly/2kn95SZ Share: