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Six billion tonnes a second: Rogue planet found growing at record rate (www.eso.org)

submitted 1 week ago by kalkulat@lemmy.world to c/astronomy@lemmy.world

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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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[–] HejMedDig -3 points 1 week ago

I understand the economics of it, and appreciate the science, but can't help thinking that money could be spent on other things, that could be more beneficial to mankind, like climate research or finding ways to transition away from oil and plastics

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