IMAGE: An artist’s impression of a free-floating planet. Using observations and archival data from several of NSF’s NOIRLab’s observatories, together with observations from telescopes around the world ...

“Free-floated barrel” sounds like a cheat code for accuracy, which is why it shows up in so many spec sheets and sales pitches. The idea is simple: if nothing touches the barrel from the receiver ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Telescopes helped researchers track the planet. Britta Pedersen/dpa A free-floating planet drifting through space is being closely ...

Astronomers, including a NASA-funded team member, have discovered a new class of Jupiter-sized planets floating alone in the dark of space, away from the light of a star. The team believes these lone ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has found that giant free floating planets have the potential to form their own miniature planetary systems without the need for a star. In findings ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...