Free-Floating Planets May Be More Common Than Stars
May 18, 2011: Astronomers have discovered a new class of Jupiter-sized planets floating alone in the dark of space
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WOW! WHAT do we REALLY know??? Fascinating! <img class='' src='http://new.astromart.com/astromart/javascripts/sceditor/emoticons/cwy.png' alt='cwy' title='cwy'/>
The illustration shows atmospheric cloud belts. Unless there is an internal source of heat, these orbs would have frozen atmospheres and no clouds to form the bands.
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