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Rogue Worlds Throw Planetary Ideas Out of Orbit

Rogue Worlds Throw Planetary Ideas Out of Orbit

Update: 2024-02-21

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Scientists have recently discovered scores of free-floating worlds that defy classification. The new observations have forced them to rethink their theories of star and planet formation. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org. Music is “Light Gazing” by Andrew Langdon.

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Rogue Worlds Throw Planetary Ideas Out of Orbit

Rogue Worlds Throw Planetary Ideas Out of Orbit

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