Most Planets in the Cosmos Probably Don’t Orbit Stars

myster0n, 7 godzin temu

There are NO planets that don’t orbit stars : once they don’t orbit a star they don’t follow the modern definition of a planet anymore

very_well_lost, 2 godziny temu

The modern definition of “planet” only includes things that orbit the sun.

Honestly, the IAU’s definition of a planet is pretty useless.

Olhonestjim, 55 minut temu

Rocky planets, gas giant planets, ice giant planets, dwarf planets, super Earth planets, hycean planets, lava planets, rogue planets…

thegr8goldfish, 10 godzin temu

I flat out don’t accept the notion that some starts have no planets. As far as I am concerned, if we have 8 major plantes and on average, 40% of planets are ejected, we should assume the average number of starting planets is 11.

Neverclear, 9 godzin temu

This is like saying, “If a carbon atom has 12 electrons, and on average it forms 4 covalent bonds, we should assume all atoms start with 16 electrons.”

PrettyFlyForAFatGuy, 7 godzin temu

nice sample size of one you have there