By Martin M Barillas Mysterious free-floating planets (FFPs) have long defied imaging attempts. But a team of astronomers has now discovered a way to detect them with sensitive cameras on large telescopes. “Identifying FFPs within a star cluster is a major challenge, like finding a needle in [a] haystack,” said astronomer Núria Miret-Roig. “Stars are relatively bright and easy to […]
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