Free-Floating Planets May be More Common Than Stars
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 12:30
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers, including a NASA-funded team member, have discovered a new class of Jupiter-sized planets floating alone in the dark of space, away from the light of a star.
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