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 ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, pinned down both the mass and distance of a planet that drifts through the galaxy without a parent star, turning a once purely theoretical class of worlds into a ...

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 ...

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