A free-floating planet drifting through space is being closely followed by scientists who are managing to find out more about its mass and direction. Scientists have known about this and other rogue ...

“Free-floated barrel” sounds like a cheat code for accuracy, which is why it shows up in so many spec sheets and sales pitches. The idea is simple: if nothing touches the barrel from the receiver ...

Scientists measured mass and distance of free floating planet drifting through space without star for first time.

IMAGE: An artist’s impression of a free-floating planet. Using observations and archival data from several of NSF’s NOIRLab’s observatories, together with observations from telescopes around the world ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has found that giant free floating planets have the potential to form their own miniature planetary systems without the need for a star. In findings ...

Astronomers, including a NASA-funded team member, have discovered a new class of Jupiter-sized planets floating alone in the dark of space, away from the light of a star. The team believes these lone ...