Posted on 11/14/2012 7:55:04 PM PST by Altariel
Astronomers have discovered a potential "rogue" alien planet wandering alone just 100 light-years from Earth, suggesting that such starless worlds may be extremely common across the galaxy.
The free-floating object, called CFBDSIR2149, is likely a gas giant planet four to seven times more massive than Jupiter, scientists say in a new study unveiled Wednesday. The planet cruises unbound through space relatively close to Earth (in astronomical terms), perhaps after being booted from its own solar system.
"If this little object is a planet that has been ejected from its native system, it conjures up the striking image of orphaned worlds, drifting in the emptiness of space," study leader Philippe Delorme of the Institute of Planetology and Astrophysics of Grenoble in France said in a statement.
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
The gas is 2 cents a gallon, but the hot dogs and beef jerky are really, really expensive.
I saw it on IFC a few weeks ago. It was...interesting.
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didn’t they also detect stars literally leaving the galaxy at high speed before?
failed star??
yes, very strange
I also saw something called “Second Earth” if I recall correctly, that was a twin planet and we all lived on it too... must have come from a different multiverse or something.
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