[BenLurkin]

Astronomers have found that tiny, round, dark clouds called globulettes have the right characteristics to form free-floating planets. The graph shows the spectrum of one of the globulettes taken at the 20-metre telescope at Onsala Space Observatory. Radio waves from molecules of carbon monoxide (13CO) give information on the mass and structure of these clouds. ESO/M. Mäkelä.

[BenLurkin]

Catastrophic ping.

[Jeff Chandler]

[Mr. K]

it would be incredibly stupid to assume otherwise

all matter clumps together by gravity- to think it ALWAYS forms stars, or solar systems is crazy.

I bet there are even planets not big enough to ignite into stars that have their own systems of planets circling them.

There are even asteroids that have little ‘moons’ circling them

It is not only possible, it is very probable

[Mr. K]

Now that I think of it, EVERY star was once small enough to only be planet sized, until it gained enough mass to ignite

[Buckeye McFrog]

Actually they were predicted in drive-in double-features in the 1950’s....

[cripplecreek]

I don’t see why not.

I suspect there are a lot of planets, moons, asteroids etc that orbit stars but formed elsewhere. Its always been my suspicion that retrograde orbits are often a result of stellar captures.

[Oatka]

Shades of Nibiru! :-)

[Elle Bee]

if only we could apply this to the GOP

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[mikrofon]

In a sense, planets could be born free

Born free, as free solar wind blows
As free as your mass grows
Born free to follow your heart

Live free, as beauty surrounds you
A world forms around you
And you don't need a star...

[SgtHooper]

Yeh, like this was astonishing after we know that lint mysteriously accumulates in the belly button from God knows where, yet do we understand that!?

[mowowie]

Sounds like the USS Enterprise is gonna need some seriously powerful headlights...