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Milton Keynes (UK), Jan 16: We now know of almost 5,000 planets outside the Solar System. If you were to picture what it would be like on one of these distant worlds, or exoplanets, your mental image would probably include a parent star – or more than one, especially if you’re a Star Wars fan. But scientists have recently discovered that more planets than we thought are floating through space all by themselves – unlit by a friendly stellar companion. […]

Milton Keynes (UK), Jan 16: We now know of almost 5,000 planets outside the Solar System. If you were to picture what it would be like on one of these distant worlds, or exoplanets, your mental image would probably include a parent star – or more than one, especially if you’re a Star Wars fan. But scientists have recently discovered that more planets than we thought are floating through space all by themselves – unlit by a friendly stellar companion. […]

Some planets are rejected by the Solar System that gave birth to them.

ESO astronomers in Europe have uncovered the largest group of rogue planets yet. Here's more news about their fascinating findings.

Astronomers have nearly doubled the number of known rogue planets with a recent discovery using archive images from the Upper