Astronomers have finally pinned down both the mass and distance of a solitary “rogue” planet, a world that drifts through space without the warmth or light of a parent star. The object, a Saturn-sized ...
Most planets spend their lives orbiting a star, but some are destined for exile. According to a study published in Science on Jan. 1, 2026, astronomers have successfully measured the mass and distance ...
Astronomers have identified a giant planet circling a tiny red dwarf star at a distance so extreme that it sits about 690 times farther from its star than Earth is from the Sun. The discovery pushes ...