You know planets. Do you know "ploonets"?

raviedu

Moons that escape their planets could become ‘ploonets’

Meet ploonets: planets of moonish origin.

In other star systems, some moons could escape their planets and start orbiting their stars instead, new simulations suggest. Scientists have dubbed such liberated worlds “ploonets,” and say that current telescopes may be able to find the wayward objects.


Source: