It seems like almost every day we hear about something completely new out there in our grand, mysterious universe.

 

A star-less, ‘homeless’ planet is finally discovered after much searching…

 

 

An artist’s impression of lonely ‘homeless’ planet CFBDSIR2149 Photo: European Southern Observatory

By Hannah Furness

 

A young “homeless planet”, up to seven times the size of Jupiter and with no gravitational ties, has been spotted by scientists for the very first time.

 

The lonely planet, called CFBDSIR2149 at the moment, is deemed “homeless” as it does not orbit a star.

It is the first isolated planet of its kind ever to be discovered by scientists, after more than a decade of searching in a process described as “looking for a single needle in amongst thousands of haystacks.”

Up to seven times the size of Jupiter, it is free-floating with no gravitational link and meets the specific criteria of mass, temperature and age to be designated as a “planet”…

 

For the complete post click here to go to The Telegraph.

 

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