Scientists found a mysterious rogue planet roaming aimlessly outside our solar system. What if it came closer?

Astronomers Discover a Rogue Planet the Size of Saturn Drifting Through Our Galaxy ...

Since the early days of exoplanet discovery, astronomers have confirmed almost 4,200 worlds orbiting distant stars, as well as thousands of more candidates. And with those kinds of numbers, there are ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

For the first time, astronomers have confirmed the existence of a rogue planet, one that doesn’t orbit a star, by measuring both its mass and distance. The planet, roughly the size of Saturn, was ...

Astronomers Successfully Weigh a Starless ‘Rogue Planet’ Drifting Through the Milky Way Astronomers have measured the mass and distance of a rogue planet using gravitational microlensing observed from ...

Where is the international outrage over the US assault on Venezuela and kidnapping of Maduro? President Donald Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe monitor the US ...

In context: NASA estimates that a single galaxy may harbor trillions of rogue planets. These starless worlds drift alone through interstellar space and have no parent star. They remain challenging to ...

ScienceDaily reports on new research that explains how astronomers measured the mass and distance of a planet that does not orbit a star. The planet travels alone in the Milky Way and is called a free ...

IFLScience needs the contact information you provide to us to contact you about our products and services. You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time.

Scientists have discovered a rogue planet roaming the Milky Way after combining observations from Earth and a space telescope. This rare dual perspective allowed them to weigh the planet and pinpoint ...