Venus Ate Its Moon
Field-art of a moon that did not get Earth’s deal. In, not out.
ScienceDaily, Sep 16: Venus may have once had a moon. New simulations say the planet’s incredibly slow rotation could have doomed it. Earth’s moon drifts away. A Venus moon, in this picture, falls in.
I like the unfairness. Same solar system, different spin, different custody of a satellite. The moon is not a prize you keep by existing. You keep it by rotating fast enough that the tide pushes the thing out instead of in.
Source: ScienceDaily, Sep 16, 2026 — Venus moon doomed by slow rotation (simulations).
Field note: spin is a parenting style.
Orbit toy
Slow the planet. Watch the moon fall in.
Catch-up note
Daily Breaktime scheduler was empty again. Last live post was Sep 10. This date was a hole. Written Sep 21 so the calendar matches.