May 11, 2017 07:02 PM
Scientists are at a loss to explain this mysterious cosmic radio signal
http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-a...dio-signal
EXCERPT: There are now 22 of them, and we still have no idea what they are, what they mean, or where in the Universe they come from - fast radio bursts, those brilliant bursts of energy that last mere milliseconds, but are a billion times more luminous than anything we've seen in our galaxy. The latest fast radio burst (FRB) that's been detected might be the most confounding one yet - after looking at it through the lens of every telescope they can get their hands on, scientists say they're no close to solving the mystery....
One Of Earth's Closest Failed Stars May Actually Be A Rogue Planet
http://www.iflscience.com/space/one-of-e...ue-planet/
EXCERPT: They found that an object 21 light-years and 13 times the mass of Jupiter away [...] it is more likely to be a planet-like object than a brown dwarf. It had previously been thought to be one of the closest brown dwarfs to Earth. [...] That SIMP0136 is a planet is actually quite useful, though. It is thought to be a free-floating planet, or rogue planet, which means it is not attached to a star. [...] This is good news for planetary astronomers because it is much easier to study the atmospheres of free-floating planets than it is those in orbit around stars. This is because, for the latter, the host star’s light makes it difficult to see the planet....
http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-a...dio-signal
EXCERPT: There are now 22 of them, and we still have no idea what they are, what they mean, or where in the Universe they come from - fast radio bursts, those brilliant bursts of energy that last mere milliseconds, but are a billion times more luminous than anything we've seen in our galaxy. The latest fast radio burst (FRB) that's been detected might be the most confounding one yet - after looking at it through the lens of every telescope they can get their hands on, scientists say they're no close to solving the mystery....
One Of Earth's Closest Failed Stars May Actually Be A Rogue Planet
http://www.iflscience.com/space/one-of-e...ue-planet/
EXCERPT: They found that an object 21 light-years and 13 times the mass of Jupiter away [...] it is more likely to be a planet-like object than a brown dwarf. It had previously been thought to be one of the closest brown dwarfs to Earth. [...] That SIMP0136 is a planet is actually quite useful, though. It is thought to be a free-floating planet, or rogue planet, which means it is not attached to a star. [...] This is good news for planetary astronomers because it is much easier to study the atmospheres of free-floating planets than it is those in orbit around stars. This is because, for the latter, the host star’s light makes it difficult to see the planet....
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