The host planet is going to look way better in the sky. From a moon than the moon is from the planet. So it's right for science fiction. That's why Star Wars has so much fun with it. David, if we evolved on the surface of Venus, how would astronomy have been?
What is the weirdest planet ever discovered? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discover bizarre exoplanets like Erebus, the impacts of living on a habitable moon, hot Jupiters, and more with astronomy professor David Kipping.
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