The moon, just hours past its last quarter phase, will rise above the east-northeastern horizon shortly before midnight local ...

We’ve probably all seen some old newsreel or documentary from The Before Times where the narrator, using his best Mid-Atlantic accent, described those newfangled computers as “thinking ...

Astronomers have claimed to have spotted Cha 1107-7626, a young rogue planet, which is 5 to 10 times more massive than ...

The growth spurt hints that the free-floating object evolves like a star, providing clues about rogue planets’ mysterious origins.

Cha 1107-7626 is estimated to be about one to two million years old — extremely young by astronomical standards.

A recent artist's illustration depicts the planet Cha 1107-7626, situated approximately 620 light-years from Earth, released on October 2, 2025. — Reuters ...

These starless worlds are difficult to find and study, but this particular one is teaching us new lessons about the universe.

Experts discover huge rogue planet growing at fastest rate ever detected - Free-floating planet is consuming gas and dust at ...

Just as Earth orbits the sun, most planets discovered beyond our solar system orbit a host star. But some are out there all ...

Rogue planet Cha 1107-7626 is swallowing gas and dust at roughly six billion tons each second, the fastest planetary growth ...

Located about 620 light-years away, this rogue planet is about 5-10 times more massive than Jupiter and doesn’t orbit a star.

About 620 light-years from Earth, a gigantic rogue proto-planet is currently devouring 6.6 billion tons of dust and gas per ...