[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  NewsGate [@news__gate](/creator/twitter/news__gate) on x XXX followers Created: 2025-07-25 23:54:17 UTC - The James Webb Space Telescope's detection of Jupiter-sized rogue planets, as reported on July 25, 2025, aligns with a 2021 study from the Astrophysical Journal estimating that the Milky Way could host 20-100 billion such free-floating objects, formed either by ejection from star systems or independent cloud collapse, challenging traditional planet formation models. - Research from the 2018 OGLE survey, published in Nature Astronomy, supports this discovery by identifying over XXXXX microlensing events, suggesting rogue planets are more common than previously thought, potentially outnumbering stars, and prompting speculation about subsurface oceans or geothermal activity sustaining life. - The finding contradicts earlier assumptions that planets require a host star for stability, with a 1998 theory by David J. Stevenson in Nature proposing that thick atmospheres on rogue planets could retain heat, offering a surprising habitat possibility in the cold interstellar void. XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [planets](/topic/planets) [rogue](/topic/rogue) [Post Link](https://x.com/news__gate/status/1948894607875428600)
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The James Webb Space Telescope's detection of Jupiter-sized rogue planets, as reported on July 25, 2025, aligns with a 2021 study from the Astrophysical Journal estimating that the Milky Way could host 20-100 billion such free-floating objects, formed either by ejection from star systems or independent cloud collapse, challenging traditional planet formation models.
Research from the 2018 OGLE survey, published in Nature Astronomy, supports this discovery by identifying over XXXXX microlensing events, suggesting rogue planets are more common than previously thought, potentially outnumbering stars, and prompting speculation about subsurface oceans or geothermal activity sustaining life.
The finding contradicts earlier assumptions that planets require a host star for stability, with a 1998 theory by David J. Stevenson in Nature proposing that thick atmospheres on rogue planets could retain heat, offering a surprising habitat possibility in the cold interstellar void.
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