Six Billion Tons a Second: Rogue Planet Found Growing at Record Rate
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A rogue planet is discovered to be growing at a record rate of six billion tons per second, sparking interest in its unusual characteristics; the HN discussion is brief and doesn't reveal much debate or controversy.
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...It just needs to absorb about five more Jupiter masses, so roughly (9.5 * 10^27) kg. At six billion tons per second, if it can keep it going, that'll take 31.6M years. Not a lot of time, on cosmic timescales.