- Turns out that the space between stars is littered with unbound, free-floating planets http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v473/n7347/full/nature10092.html 6 comments space
- Japanese researchers say wandering planets with no sun to orbit may be twice as common as stars in our galaxy. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v473/n7347/full/nature10092.html 28 comments science
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- Billions of Planets Drift Alone, Far From Parent Stars - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/science/space/19planets.html 16 comments
- 'Free-floating' planets found with no star in sight - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13416431 5 comments
- Wandering in the Void, Billions of Rogue Planets without a Home - Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wandering-in-the-void-billions-of-rogue-planets-without-a-home/ 1 comment
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