Planets simply adrift in space may not only be common in the cosmos; in the Milky Way Galaxy alone, their number may be in the quadrillions. Three experts discuss what this may mean, including how it ...

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Our galaxy may be awash in homeless planets, wandering through space instead of orbiting a star. There may be 100,000 times more “nomad planets” in the Milky Way than stars, according to a new study ...

Researchers estimate planets that don't orbit a sun could greatly outnumber the stars in the Milky Way and speculate that these nomad planets could harbor bacterial life. Martin LaMonica is a senior ...