Astronomers from the Netherlands have discovered 80 Jupiters near Earth whose existence cannot be explained

In the Orion Nebula there are 40 pairs of planets, whose mass is comparable to that of Jupiter. They were discovered by two astronomers from the Netherlands, Mark J. McCaughrean and Samuel G. Pearson.

Here's What We Know

The researchers were able to detect dozens of Jupiters in the Orion Nebula when they radiated images taken by the James Webb Space Observatory. They have been named JuMBO (Jupiter Mass Binary Objects), but their existence cannot be explained by any scientific theory.

40 pairs of objects have masses from 0.6 to 13 masses of Jupiter, which in turn is almost 318 times more massive than our planet. Also Dutch astronomers have discovered two triple systems. They are united not only mass, but also large orbits of rotation around each other.

The distance between the detected objects is 200 times greater than between the Sun and the Earth. It takes 20,000 to 80,000 years to complete a full revolution. The temperature range is from 537° C to 1260° C, which is many times greater compared to Jupiter.

It's possible that JuMBO are rogue planets that were ejected from their star systems. In that case, scientists need to understand why they were ejected in pairs and remained gravitationally bound to each other.

Source: CNN