Two separate research teams have observed a previously unseen microlensing event, confirming the existence of a particular ...
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Gravitational lensing helps astronomers determine the true mass of a rogue planet
Planets usually stay close to their host stars, tracing steady paths shaped by gravity. Yet some planets break free and drift ...
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Astronomers found a planet with no star, 10,000 light-years away
Astronomers have just confirmed one of the strangest kinds of worlds imaginable, a planet drifting through the galaxy with no ...
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Gravitational microlensing is a transient but powerful phenomenon that occurs when a foreground mass – such as a star or a planetary system – temporarily magnifies the light from a more distant ...
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