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Rogue planet

At less than 160 light-years from Earth, the free-floating planet CFBDSIR2149 (artist’s illustration shown) is the nearest planet-like object found not orbiting a star. The planet appears blue in near-infrared wavelengths. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/P. Delorme/N. Risinger (skysurvey.org)/R. Saito/VVV Consortium

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