Rogue Planet Grows at Record 6 Billion Tonnes Per Second

According to the latest reports released by astronomers, the floating young rogue planet, Cha 1107-7626, shows an extraordinary gain in mass - turning out to be a remarkable cosmic event. Such rogue planets are not bound by gravity to any stars and float in space freely, growing at an alarmingly fast pace that scientists have discovered among such phenomena. 

Scientists claim that Cha 1107-7626 is pulling in material, 6 billion tonnes per second, accumulating mass suggesting a highly active and unstable environment with intense gravitational force. This is considered to be the fastest growth of a space object exhibiting the size of a planet. The aggressive pull of the surrounding dust and gas is found to be the reason for the rapid growth of this object which resembles the growth of young stars increasing their mass by pulling surrounding materials. 

Even though the size of this rogue planet has been estimated to 5 to 10 times the mass of Jupiter, it still cannot be classified as a star or even a brown dwarf. However, scientists opine that the behaviour of this rogue planet is confusing as it attempts to redefine the normal ways of planet formation and evolution. It exhibits magnetic fields that are significantly strong, and signs of water vapour along with changing chemistry. 

This discovery pushes the existing thought and notions about planets and their formation, raising questions on the nature of rogue planets and their influence in the galaxy. With such discovery at hand the space industry is booming with new opportunities, creating open access to become a space entrepreneur.