Rogue exoplanet or failed star? James Webb Space Telescope looks into a new cosmic case
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have peered into the atmosphere of a cosmic body that could be a rogue planet or a “failed star.” Either way, the world wanders the cosmos without a parent. The cosmic orphan, or “free-floating planetary-mass object,” designated SIMP 0136 drifts through the universe around 20 light-years from … Read more