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Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
coreyspowell ("Corey S Powell") wrote:
This gorgeous new JWST image hides an intriguing secret: A nest of free-floating or "rogue" planets.
They are similar in mass to other giant planets but they apparently formed on their own, without any parent star.
What should we even call such things?
https://hub.jhu.edu/2024/08/27/rogue-worlds-james-webb-space-telescope/ #science #space #astronomy #NASA #nature
