free floating planets
Habitable Worlds are Found in Safe Places
When we think of exoplanets that may be able to support life, we hone in on the habitable zone. A…
Where Are All These Rogue Planets Coming From?
There's a population of planets that drifts through space untethered to any stars. They're called rogue planets or free-floating planets…
Roman Could Finally Tell Us if Primordial Black Holes Exist
When the Universe erupted into existence with the Big Bang, all of its matter was compressed into a tiny area.…
Hundreds of Free-Floating Planets Found in the Orion Nebula
It appears that rogue planets – free floating worlds that aren’t gravitationally bound to a parent star – might be…
Incredible New Images of the Orion Nebula From JWST
The Orion Nebula is one of the brightest star-forming regions in the sky, easily visible in a small telescope. But…
A Rogue Earth and Neptune Might Have Been Found in Older Data
Scientists have found what appear to be rogue planets hidden in old survey data. Their results are starting to define…
Astronomers Find 70 Planets Without Stars Floating Free in the Milky Way
A international team of astronomers, using observatories all over the world (and one in space), discovered 70 new rogue planets…