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Scientists Discover New Class of Rogue Planets Drifting Through Galaxy

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Scientists Discover New Class of Rogue Planets Drifting Through Galaxy
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Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a rogue planet, roughly the size of Saturn, located about 10,000 light-years from Earth, using gravitational microlensing techniques that also allowed them to determine its distance and mass, providing new insights into these starless worlds.

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  1. Astronomers detect rare 'free floating' exoplanet 10,000 light-years from Earth  Space
  2. Astronomers Measure The Mass of a Planet With No Star For The First Time  ScienceAlert
  3. Scientists Just Clocked a ‘Rogue’ Planet the Size of Saturn  Scientific American
  4. Polish scientists rock astronomy with new class of planet  TVP World
  5. A Saturn-mass rogue planet spotted drifting alone through the galaxy  Open Access Government

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