A free-floating planet drifting through space is being closely followed by scientists who are managing to find out more about ...

Researchers have confirmed the mass of a free-floating planet thanks to a lucky convergence of ground- and space-based telescopes ...

Scientists measured mass and distance of free floating planet drifting through space without star for first time.

IMAGE: An artist’s impression of a free-floating planet. Using observations and archival data from several of NSF’s NOIRLab’s observatories, together with observations from telescopes around the world ...

The distance and the mass of a free-floating planet were measured for the first time as astronomers speculated on the nature ...

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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 ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has found that giant free floating planets have the potential to form their own miniature planetary systems without the need for a star. In findings ...

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Astronomers have spotted an Earth-sized planet drifting alone through the Milky Way, detected briefly by bent starlight, ...

Using observations and archival data from several of NSF’s NOIRLab’s observatories, together with observations from telescopes around the world and in orbit, astronomers have discovered at least 70 ...