These starless worlds are difficult to find and study, but this particular one is teaching us new lessons about the universe.
The growth spurt hints that the free-floating object evolves like a star, providing clues about rogue planets’ mysterious origins.
ESO's Very Large Telescope has observed a rogue planet and revealed that it is eating up gas and dust from its surroundings ...
The rogue planet, known as Cha 1107-7626, is about 620 light-years away in the constellation Chamaeleon. It weighs in at five ...