PSO J318.5-22 - Where the Nightlife Never Ends - Vintage NASA Po
by Mark Kiver
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PSO J318.5-22 - Where the Nightlife Never Ends - Vintage NASA Po
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Mark Kiver
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PSO J318.5-22 - Where the Nightlife Never Ends
Discovered in October 2013 using direct imaging, PSO J318.5-22 belongs to a special class of planets called rogue, or free-floating, planets. Wandering alone in the galaxy, they do not orbit a parent star. Not much is known about how these planets come to exist, but scientists theorize that they may be either failed stars or planets ejected from very young systems after an encounter with another planet. These rogue planets glow faintly from the heat of their formation. Once they cool down, they will be dancing in the dark.
This is one of a series of vintage Space travel and exploration posters that NASA has released as public domain. This image has been digitally enhanced for printing.
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May 28th, 2016
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