Rogue Planets That Float in Space Without Orbiting a Sun Could Outnumber the Stars

Scitechdaily.com ^ | August 21, 2020 | By Ohio State University

[dp0622]

Aren’t these planets kind of freelancing? Do the Democrats know about this?

[granite]

I suspect many planets began this way and drifted about the universe until they were captured by a stars gravity field.

[treetopsandroofs]

Meh. We knew this back in the mid-79’s when a nuclear explosion on the far side of the moon sent Luna to other solar systems.

[Red Badger]

[Fido969]

It’s a Comey planet. They gone rogue.

[Rockingham]

Of course, the Democrats know. Since the planets are rogues, they are Democrats!

[jmacusa]

Those rouges! Gotta watch them rouge planets. Sneaking around out there.

[BenLurkin]

Hazards to astrogation.

[SuperLuminal]

"...rogue planets — planets that float in space..."

OTOH, maybe they are planets that have been turned into the ultimate space ships by very advanced civilizations...

[Secret Agent Man]

they are glossing over a lot

they have so-called well established theories as to how planets form

this most likely upends multiple parts of those theories

[BenLurkin]

Thank goodness Hollyweird hasn’t thought to “re-boot” that classic.

[Red Badger]

[Red Badger]

The book was better. Always is.................

[SpaceBar]

Science is now just phenomenological without wisdom. So there are roughly spherical lumps of rock out there unteathered by a parent star. I’d be surprised if there weren’t.

[Red Badger]

Just program in a slightly negative gravity offset before and after the jump into hyperspace and you’re good to go................

[Sirius Lee]

This makes me angrier than I’ve ever been.

[jeffc]

“The universe could be teeming with rogue planets and we wouldn’t even know it,” said Scott Gaudi...

Which means you don't know. Which means your statement is meaningless. Congrats on your 15 minutes of fame. Now go away...

[wildcard_redneck]

I expected rogue planets outnumber stars by at least 1000 to 1. There’s a lot more small things than big things in nature so space has to be littered with them. Rogue planets may be how we explore the galaxy because a planet has resources, gravity, and Mass to shield us from interstellar radiation.. They are the ultimate generation-ships. We will not be able to steer unless it’s a small planetoid and will pretty much have to go where they go but what a ride it will be.

[jeffc]

I kinda prefer Amazon Women on the Moon.

The beginning, with Monique Gabrielle is... interesting!