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A low-density, puffy planet orbiting relatively far from a young star in a nearly perpendicular orbit. What's going on? If you think you've met the wildest exoplanet yet, you haven't learned about TOI ...

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For the first time, astronomers have watched a rogue planet gulp down billions of tons of matter per second over the span of a few weeks in a record-breaking growth spurt that is giving scientists new ...

The Jacksonville Jaguars are placing tight end Brenton Strange on injured reserve, meaning he will be out for at least the next four weeks. Strange exited "Monday Night Football" in the second quarter ...

About 620 light years away in the constellation Chamaeleon, a strange planet is devouring everything around it at a furious pace. Cha 1107-7626, a “rogue” planet because it doesn’t orbit a star, has ...

A mysterious "rogue" planet has been observed gobbling six billion tonnes of gas and dust a second -- an unprecedented rate that blurs the line between planets and stars, astronomers said Thursday.