« AEROSPACE & DEFENSE Home | Email msg. | Reply to msg. | Post new | Board info. Previous | Home | Next

'Free-floating' planets found with no star in sight

By: Yossel in AEROSPACE & DEFENSE | Recommend this post (0)
Wed, 18 May 11 10:53 PM | 59 view(s)
Boardmark this board | Aerospace and Defense
Msg. 00007 of 00572
Jump:
Jump to board:
Jump to msg. #

'Rogue planets' could be common

Japanese astronomers claim to have found free-floating "planets" which do not seem to orbit a star.


18 May 2011 Updated at 13:18 ET

'Free-floating' planets found with no star in sight

Neil Bowdler

Science reporter, BBC News

Japanese astronomers claim to have found free-floating planets orbiting no detectable star

Related Stories

'Alien' planet detected circling dying star

Herschel 'fitted with zoom lens'

Astronomers discover new planet

Japanese astronomers claim to have found free-floating "planets" which do not seem to orbit a star.

link-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13416431




Avatar




» You can also:
« AEROSPACE & DEFENSE Home | Email msg. | Reply to msg. | Post new | Board info. Previous | Home | Next