
Astronomers have identified a rare, Saturn-sized rogue planet drifting through the Milky Way, approximately 10,000 light-years from Earth. This celestial object, detected by observing distortions in a distant star's light, is notable for not orbiting any star and for having its mass and distance precisely determined. The discovery supports theories that planets ejected from star systems or formed in isolation may be common.
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