Rogue planets – worlds that drift through space untethered to a star – may far outnumber planets that orbit stars. @NASARoman, set to launch in 2027, could help us find Earth-sized rogues, which would help us better understand planet formation. https://go.nasa.gov/43snphm #NASAExoplanets
New research by scientists from NASA and Japan’s Osaka University suggests that our galaxy’s rogue planets far outnumber the hundred billion or so worlds that orbit stars.
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in reply to NASA • • •And not just planets, but moons too! Including ours…
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