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“It’s Eating Six Billion Tonnes a Second”: This Rogue Planet Is Growing Like a Star (and No One Knows Why)

“It’s Eating Six Billion Tonnes a Second”: This Rogue Planet Is Growing Like a Star (and No One Knows Why)
science10/11/2025

The discovery of a rogue planet consuming material at an unprecedented rate has stunned astronomers and challenged our understanding of planetary formation.

The discovery of a rogue planet consuming material at an unprecedented rate has stunned astronomers and challenged our understanding of planetary formation. Cha 1107-7626, a rogue planet devoid of a star, is devouring gas and dust at a speed of six b... [5303 chars]