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An aurora glows over a (possible) rogue planet
Phil Plait
Nov 27, 2018
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Artwork depicting a solitary brown dwarf with an aurora. Credit: Chuck Carter, Caltech, NRAO/AUI/NSF
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Astronomers may have found rogue planets… in another galaxy
Phil Plait
Feb 5, 2018
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The quasar RX J1131-1231 appears as a series of bright dots on a ring around the fuzzy elliptical galaxy in the center due to gravitational lensing. This is a Hubble image (red, green, and blue) combined with Chandra which sees X-rays (displayed as pink).
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Putting the spin on a rogue planet
Phil Plait
Jan 15, 2018
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Artist’s conception of the free-floating planet PSO J318. Credit: MPIA/V. Ch. Quetz
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CFBDSIR 2149-0403: A mystery lurks 1800 trillion kilometers from Earth
Phil Plait
Mar 21, 2017
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Rogue planet artwork
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