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Astronomers detect rare 'free floating' exoplanet 10,000 light-years from Earth
Rogue planets — worlds that drift through space alone without a star — largely remain a mystery to scientists. Now, astronomers have for the first time confirmed the existence of one of these starless worlds by pinpointing its distance and mass — a rogue planet roughly the size of Saturn nearly 10,000 light-years from Earth.

Source: Space.com
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Space Astronomers detect rare 'free floating' exoplanet 10,000 light-years from Earth "Our discovery offers further evidence that the galaxy may be teeming with rogue planets."
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