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Astronomers have discovered a treasure trove of free-floating planets that are all alone in the depths of space. The 70 or more rogue planets spotted throughout the Milky Way are the largest group of cosmic nomads ever found.
The planets were spotted using telescopes on the ground and in space. Because they aren't close to any stars, rogue planets are hard to image. Nria Miret- Roig is an astronomer at the Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux, France, and the University.
The findings were published in Nature Astronomy.
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The location of rogue planets.
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Their findings suggest that there are more rogue planets waiting to be seen.
There could be billions of giant planets in the sky without a host star.
The discovery is a step towards figuring out how these mysterious objects form in space. It is possible that rogue planets formed around stars before being ejected from their solar system. The birth of a new star could have been caused by collapsing gas clouds.
Astronomers are waiting for the completion of the ELT, a giant observatory that will play a crucial part in finding further information about rogue planets. At the end of the decade, the ELT will begin observations.
