It's possible for our solar system to capture a rogue planet and give it a home as it hurtles through the galaxy, according to a new study. In 2017, astronomers at the Pan-STARRS1 observatory were ...

According to new simulations, many, even most, planets get ejected from their star early in their history Star Trek ...

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known as rogue planets, could also have moons. The IAU also estimates that there could be "more than 100" extra dwarf planets waiting to be found in the outer solar system, all of which could have ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Eighteen rogue planets that seem ... brown dwarfs and large, gassy planet-sized objects all exist without the discipline of a solar system. Instead of orbiting neatly ...