Most planets in the Universe are orphans without parent stars
Most planets in the Universe are orphans without parent stars
bigthink.com Most planets in the Universe are orphans without parent stars
Known as orphaned planets, rogue planets, or planets without parent stars, these "outliers" might be the most common planet of all.
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Wonder whether these microlensing events can be told apart from those of primordial black holes.
Well yeah, planets get launched from their parent star gravity field during initial solar system formation all the time. There could be hundreds of small planet sized rocks slinging by each other in every direction before a stable disk formation forms. Bye bye, IceBall#768!
Reminds me of the movie Dark City