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Bizarre Rogue Planet Is Growing Faster Than Any Planet Ever Seen

2025-10-28 Science & Technology
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Anton Petrov
Anton Petrov
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Fastest Growing Rogue Planet Changes Formation Theories

Discover why the unexpectedly fast growth of a rogue planet, CHA 1107-7626, forces scientists to redefine the line between planets and stars. These lone worlds are far from dormant, exhibiting massive magnetic activity and bizarre atmospheric inversions.

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  • CHA 1107-7626 is experiencing the strongest accretion episode ever recorded for a planetary-mass object, growing eight times faster than previously seen.
  • Observations confirm rogue planets utilize magnetic activity for growth, a mechanism previously linked only to young stars.
  • Rogue planet SIMP-0136 exhibits a dramatic thermal inversion in its atmosphere, suggesting heating driven by powerful auroras.
  • These findings suggest some rogue planets form via processes similar to stars—failed stars—blurring standard classification boundaries.

This video details two recent breakthroughs in understanding isolated celestial bodies. First, we explore the "weather report" from SIMP-0136, focusing on its unique atmospheric heating caused by massive auroras. Second, we examine the unprecedented growth spurt of CHA 1107-7626, which uses stellar-like magnetic funnels to rapidly consume surrounding material. These discoveries challenge conventional planetary formation models, suggesting some of the galaxy's loneliest worlds behave much like young stars.

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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the fastest growing planet we've ever seen Links: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ad9eaf https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/314/4/858/973763?login=false https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/2025/10/aa55370-25.pdf https://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso2516/eso2516a.pdf JUMBOs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TApFtxuJwQ&t=541s #rogueplanet #astronomy #planets 0:00 Rogue planets and their formation mystery 2:00 What we know about them 3:55 Not dangerous to us 4:30 First official weather report from a rogue planet SIMP-0136 6:20 Aurora and atmospheric heating 8:00 Cha 1107-7626 is growing too fast 9:25 Why this is important 10:40 Additional chemical discoveries 12:00 Conclusions and what's next? Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: Meli thev CC BY 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIMP_J013656.5%2B093347#/media/File:SIMP0136_legacy_dr10.jpg Chuck Carter, Caltech, NRAO/AUI/NSF - https://public.nrao.edu/?post_type=release=11352 CC BY 4.0 ESO/L. Calçada/M. Kornmesser Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

Top Comments (10)

@Marius-C-H 2025-10-28

no glitches 👍

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@stevejorgensen1105 2025-10-28

Is it possible that some rogue planets, rather than being failed stars, are really just temporarily failed and will become stars if/when they accrete sufficient material from denser regions that they pass through?

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@kgc0609 2025-10-28

Thankfully no glitch until now! Thank you anton as always

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@АЛИ-ы6ю9б 2025-11-08

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@FremyWasTaken 2025-10-28

You know what else grows fast? Me when I get close to food

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@monsterinhead214 2025-10-29

Anton is a Time Lord

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@earthbound9381 2025-10-29

So much information Anton. I don't know how you do it. I'm amazed at the energy it must take to keep on digesting scientific papers daily and relating them to us in such an understandable manner.

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@jimcurtis9052 2025-10-28

Wonderful as always Anton. Thank you. 🫶😸

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@antonscholtens4674 2025-10-29

I have been following your channel since it was called "What the math" but I just realized that I was not even subscribed. Now I am. Keep up the great work Anton!

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@juiceyloo1 2025-10-29

Anton is an alien. Hello wonderful alien!

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