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Mystery Planet 10 Times the Size of Jupiter Discovered Floating In Free Space

Thursday, April 28, 2016 12:50
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NASA has discovered a new planet floating freely around the galaxy proving the theory that in the dark depths of space, lonely planets outnumber stars in the Milky Way.

A recent study “provides new clues in this mystery of galactic proportions,” said NASA, after scientists found a free-floating, planetary-mass object within a young star family called the TW Hydrae association.

The newly discovered planet, called WISEA 1147 for short, is thought to be up to ten times the size of Jupiter.

Read more: http://sputniknews.com/science/201604…

 

Mystery Planet, 10 Times the Size of Jupiter, Discovered Floating In Free Space

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  • [In your best Church Lady voice] Well, now. It’s that Special……

    Looks like that just kicked Bode’s Law right in the teeth, huh Lifels??? :mrgreen:

    • Well, he didn’t know about free planets back then and it didn’t work for all of our system’s planets. Anyway, he had a good run!!
      Thanks for pointing me to that, tho’
      So, as long as it doesn’t come floating towards us, who shives a git.

  • HUH?!?

  • Now THAT’S the “800 pound Gorilla in the room” of planets !!! One VERY big bass ass bodacious planet if ever there was !!!

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