Rogue planets — worlds that drift through space alone without a star — largely remain a mystery to scientists. Now, ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has found that giant free floating planets have the potential to form their own miniature planetary systems without the need for a star. In findings ...

Astronomers believe the free-floating planet is around 22 percent the mass of Jupiter and lies 3,000 parsecs from the Milky ...

Rogue planets don’t play by the rules. These free floaters roam the universe on their own without being bound to a host star. Astronomers know very little about these rebellious worlds, but a recent ...

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. The team believes these lone ...

An artist’s impression of a free-floating planet. Using observations and archival data from several of NSF’s NOIRLab’s observatories, together with observations from telescopes around the world and in ...