Astronomers Believe They are Observing
"Free Floating" Planets

October 11, 2000    From the BBC: "Astronomers have discovered 18 planet-like objects, drifting through space in a part of the constellation of Orion.... If they are planets, these 'free floaters' will pose a challenge to theories about how planets form."  Article.

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Possible planet free-floating in Orion