It appears that rogue planets – free floating worlds that aren’t gravitationally bound to a parent star – might be more common than we thought. New data from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed 540 (yes, that’s right) planetary-mass objects in the Orion Nebula and Trapezium Cluster. If confirmed, this would be by far … Continue reading "Hundreds of Free-Floating Planets Found in the Orion Nebula"
  • @btaf45OP
    16•1 year ago

    [Within the large group of rogue planets are 42 pairs of planets that are gravitationally bound together, something that’s never been observed before. ]

    I wonder if that means all 84 planets are bound together.