Scientists Find Orphan Planets Without Stars

They’re outcasts on a galactic scale, rebels without a star: Astronomers think they have discovered 10 massive planets that defy a standard definition of what it means to be a planet: They orbit no star. What’s more, the astronomers believe there are many, many more roaming free about the Milky…

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Scientists Find Orphan Planets Without Stars

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