Summary

Description	Astronomers have found an intense ‘growth spurt’ in a rogue planet –– a planet that doesn’t orbit a star. Observations with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) reveal that this free-floating planet is eating up gas and dust from its surroundings at a rate of six billion tonnes a second, the strongest ever found for a planet of any kind. This video summarises the discovery. For more details, check: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2516/. Members of the media can request a version of this video without the overset text by emailing press@eso.org. Credit: ESO Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner. Editing: Angelos Tsaousis. Web and technical support: Raquel Yumi Shida and E. Arango. Written by: Malika Nora Duffek. Music: Stellardrone – Rendezvous With Rama. Footage and photos: ESO, Luis Calçada, Martin Kornmesser, Angelos Tsaousis, Christoph Malin, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Meingast et al. Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova. Based on research by: V. Almendro
Date	2025-10-02
Source	commons.wikimedia.org
Author	ESO, Luis Calçada, Martin Kornmesser, Angelos Tsaousis, Christoph Malin, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Meingast et al.

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Attribution: ESO, Luis Calçada, Martin Kornmesser, Angelos Tsaousis, Christoph Malin, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Meingast et al., 2025-10-02