What Are Planemos? Discovering Planetary-Mass Objects in Astronomy
Planemos, or planetary-mass objects, are free-floating bodies in space that do not orbit a parent star, according to data from the NASA and the European Southern Observatory. These objects, which include rogue planets and low-mass brown dwarfs, wander interstellar space independently, challenging traditional definitions of what constitutes a planet versus a star. The term “planemo” … Read more
