Tag: rogue planet
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JWST Finds Bizarre Planet Baked by Auroras, Far From Any Sun
A Rogue World Illuminated by Auroras A new study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics reports that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has observed a rogue planet — a planetary-mass world drifting in interstellar space, unbound to any star. Far from any solar heat, this world nonetheless shimmers with auroral light across its upper atmosphere.…
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Rogue Planet Auroras Bake a Bizarre World, JWST Finds
Rogue Planet Auroras: A New Kind of Heat Source A recent study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics reports a striking finding: a rogue planet wandering the galaxy—unbound to any star—exhibits auroral emissions so intense they effectively bake parts of its atmosphere. The discovery comes from observations made with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and…