Astronomers discover ‘homeless’ planet


By Lydia Saxton, The Space Reporter
Thursday, November 15, 2012

Astronomers discover ‘homeless’ planet

Astrophysicists at the University of Montreal (UdeM) have discovered a "homeless" planet (i.e., a planet that is not orbiting a star). UdeM along with their European colleagues found the planet using data from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) and the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT)... To continue reading, subscribe to The Space Reporter today.

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