Astronomers spot young rogue planet gobbling up its surroundings

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Just as Earth orbits the sun, most planets discovered beyond our solar system orbit a host star.

Scientists have found a rogue planet that acts like a star, gobbles up surroundings. Here's what we know

Astronomers have spotted a free-floating ‘rogue’ planet, named Cha 1107-7626, that is going through a massive growth spurt, ...
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The Largest Known Things In The Universe, Ranked By Size

Space. It's really, really big. How big is it? Well, according to astronomers, the observable universe is around 92 billion light-years in diameter, but that's all we can see (hence the word ...
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If Planet Nine is out there, this telescope might actually find it

Mike Brown is convinced that beyond Neptune, at the far reaches of our solar system, there's an unseen giant planet. "This is the 5th largest planet in our solar system, lurking out there, waiting to ...
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For first time, Webb telescope discovers an alien planet

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In addition to providing a trove of information about the early universe, the James Webb Space Telescope since its 2021 launch has obtained valuable data on various already-known ...
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NASA Hubble: Largest Asteroid May Be Mini Planet With Water Ice

Observations of 1 Ceres, the largest known asteroid, have revealed that the object may be a “mini planet,” and may contain large amounts of pure water ice beneath its surface. The observations by NASA ...