Astronomers measure both mass and distance of a rogue planet for the first time

While most planets that we are familiar with stick relatively close to their host star in a predictable orbit, some planets ...
The Chosun Ilbo on MSN

South Korean-European networks first to measure rogue planet’s distance, mass

A “rogue planet” drifting through space approximately 10,000 light-years from Earth has been jointly detected by South Korean ...
IFLScience on MSN

For First Time, The Mass And Distance Of A Solitary “Rogue” Planet Has Been Measured

The team has estimated that the planet is about 22 percent the mass of Jupiter, so roughly a Saturn-sized world. It is ...
Morning Overview on MSN

For 1st time, astronomers measure mass and distance of a rogue planet

Astronomers have, for the first time, pinned down both the mass and distance of a planet that drifts through the galaxy ...