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Astronomers discover Jupiter-sized objects drawn into each other’s orbit

In our most basic understanding of our solar system, planets are drawn into the orbit of our massive star, the sun. But what happens to planet-sized objects that don’t have a star? A team of astronomers studying Jupiter-mass binary objects (JuMBOs) in the Orion Nebula is gaining a new understanding of these unusual systems. These massive, free-floating objects are being drawn into orbit with each other.

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