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Controversial 'JuMBO' planet pairs spotted by James Webb telescope may be capable of supporting life without a star - Live Science

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Controversial 'JuMBO' planet pairs spotted by James Webb telescope may be capable of supporting life without a star - Live Science
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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified new pairs of 'rogue' Jupiter-like planets that exist without a host star. These findings suggest that such objects are a distinct class of celestial bodies rather than an observational error.

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This discovery challenges existing models of planetary formation and expands our understanding of the diversity of objects within the Milky Way.

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