Astronomers are abuzz with the discovery of a rogue planet, 2MASS J05325346+0919037, which is set to pass within 0.05 ...

Astronomers have observed a free-floating planet accreting massive amounts of gas and dust, shedding new light on planetary formation.

Telescope observations reveal material accreting onto the planet Cha1107-7626 in a way that resembles the infancy of stars ...

Rogue planets may have more in common with stars like our sun than astronomers realized. About 620 light-years from Earth, a gigantic rogue proto-planet is currently devouring 6.6 billion tons of dust ...

A free-floating planet has been seen devouring astonishing amounts of matter, hinting that stars and planets are more alike than we thought ...

Rogue planets do not orbit around a star, but instead wander through the galaxy aimlessly. NASA estimates there are billions ...

Astronomers have detected a rogue planet, Cha 1107‑7626, rapidly accumulating gas and dust at an unprecedented rate, challenging traditional planetary formation theories.

A "rogue planet" is growing at a record-breaking rate of six billion tons per second, reveals new research. Located around 620 light-years away from Earth, scientists say it has experienced a ...

Astronomers observed something incredible in a region that not much was expecting—a planet-scale object drifting alone in space then burst into fiery life in a violent outburst of development. The ...

WASHINGTON — Just as Earth orbits the sun, most planets discovered beyond our solar system orbit a host star. But some are out there all by themselves, called rogue planets. While their origins are ...

Space has a way of making scientists throw out their textbooks. Just when astronomers think they understand how the universe ...