Orphan world spotted in deep space
- Published: 14 Nov 2012 at 19.47
- Online news: World
Astronomers on Wednesday reported they had detected a planet that had strayed from its star system and was wandering alone in deep space.
An artist’s impression from the European Southern Observatory shows the free-floating planet CFBDSIR2149. Astronomers on Wednesday reported they had detected a planet that had strayed from its star system and was wandering alone in deep space.
Object CFBDSIR2149 is believed to be a cold, young world that for unknown reasons has pulled free of the gravitational pull of its mother star, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) said.
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