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Around 40 pairs of these objects were identified by the James Webb Space Telescope during a survey of the Orion Nebula.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the most powerful telescope developed by mankind, has spotted Jupiter-sized ''planets'' that are free-floating in space and not connected to any star, BBC reported. These objects have been nicknamed Jupiter Mass Binary Objects, or ''JuMBOs''.
Around 40 pairs of these were identified by the JWST during a survey of the Orion Nebula. Notably, these objects are too small to be stars, but also defy the conventional definition of a planet because they are not in orbit around a parent star. As of now, these mysterious objects have left astronomers clueless who are struggling to explain them.
The European Space Agency (ESA) team has given two possible origin explanations for these massive objects. The first one is that these objects grew out of regions in the nebula where the density of material was insufficient to make fully-fledged stars.
The second possibility is that they are planets that formed around stars but were eventually ‘kicked out' due to gravitational interactions.
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the most powerful telescope developed by mankind, has spotted Jupiter-sized ''planets'' that are free-floating in space and not connected to any star, BBC reported. These objects have been nicknamed Jupiter Mass Binary Objects, or ''JuMBOs''.
Around 40 pairs of these were identified by the JWST during a survey of the Orion Nebula. Notably, these objects are too small to be stars, but also defy the conventional definition of a planet because they are not in orbit around a parent star. As of now, these mysterious objects have left astronomers clueless who are struggling to explain them.
The European Space Agency (ESA) team has given two possible origin explanations for these massive objects. The first one is that these objects grew out of regions in the nebula where the density of material was insufficient to make fully-fledged stars.
The second possibility is that they are planets that formed around stars but were eventually ‘kicked out' due to gravitational interactions.
James Webb Telescope Spots Jupiter-Sized Objects Floating In Space, Astronomers Clueless
Around 40 pairs of these objects were identified by the James Webb Space Telescope during a survey of the Orion Nebula.
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