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Rogue Planet Found Floating Through Our Galaxy With No Sun

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Rogue Planet Found Floating Through Our Galaxy With No Sun
Researchers have discovered a ‘free floating’ planet travelling through our galaxy, untethered to any sun.  Scientists discovered the planet with a technique called gravitational microlensing, which is only possible when a telescope lies in almost perfect alignment with the observed object and the source star. When the objects are aligned, the foreground object amplifies the …
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