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Six billion tonnes a second: Rogue planet found growing at record rate (www.eso.org)
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"(ESO’s VLT) reveals that this free-floating planet is eating up gas and dust from its surroundings at a rate of six billion tonnes a second. This is the strongest growth rate ever recorded for a rogue planet, or a planet of any kind...."

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[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, I agree it’s definitely not going to be linear growth, but I don’t think any potential great grandchildren of ours will live to see it.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Agreed, they won't. By far. Maybe even humans won't see it lighting up.