Image of artist from a rogue planet. Gif: NASA / Gizmodo A new estimate suggests that the Milky Way contains more free-floating planets than stars. It’s a big claim, but an upcoming mission may actually prove it. Rogue planets in our galaxy can number in the tens of billions and …
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While looking deep into the heart of the galaxy, astronomers have seen the fastest star ever. This thing scurries through space; at one point in the orbit it moves at a staggering 24,000 kilometers per second – more than 85 one million kilometers per hour! That is 8% the speed …
Read More »Astronomers find baby galaxy “Milky Way look-like” 12 billion light-years from Earth
Billions of light-years from Earth, a baby galaxy that’s surprisingly similar to our own is lurking, surprisingly calm and shameful, scientists said in research published Wednesday. The scientists said the discovery changed their understanding of how galaxies form. The galaxy, named SPT0418-47, is located 12 billion light-years from Earth, according …
Read More »The Milky Way may have ‘ocean worlds’ everywhere, says NASA
A recently published study by NASA researchers suggests that there may be planets in the Milky Way galaxy other than Earth that have an ocean. The research, published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, notes that more than a quarter of the 53 exoplanets (planets outside the …
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