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For 1st time, astronomers measure mass and distance of a rogue planet

Astronomers have, for the first time, pinned down both the mass and distance of a planet that drifts through the galaxy ...
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For First Time, The Mass And Distance Of A Solitary “Rogue” Planet Has Been Measured

The team has estimated that the planet is about 22 percent the mass of Jupiter, so roughly a Saturn-sized world. It is ...
The Chosun Ilbo on MSN

South Korean-European networks first to measure rogue planet’s distance, mass

A “rogue planet” drifting through space approximately 10,000 light-years from Earth has been jointly detected by South Korean ...
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Distance Measuring Sensors

Of course, many different types of distance measuring sensors exist but not all sensors are the same. Each sensor has its own advantages and disadvantages. At its most basic level, a distance ...

Astronomers measure both mass and distance of a rogue planet for the first time

While most planets that we are familiar with stick relatively close to their host star in a predictable orbit, some planets ...