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A lone "rogue" planet finally gets its weight and distance nailed down
Astronomers have finally pinned down both the mass and distance of a solitary “rogue” planet, a world that drifts through ...
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Astronomers “Weigh” a Rogue Planet and Pin Down Mass and Distance for a Starless World
The team’s analysis points to a lensing object with a mass of 0.219 Jupiter masses, a touch lighter than Saturn or around 70 ...
Scientists measured mass and distance of free floating planet drifting through space without star for first time.
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Saturn-size rogue planet found 10,000 light-years away
Astronomers have confirmed a Saturn-size world drifting alone in deep space roughly 10,000 light-years from Earth, a discovery that turns a once-theoretical idea into a measured reality. The planet ...
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