'Nomad' planets may wander the Milky Way
Monday, February 27, 2012 - 19:30
in Astronomy & Space
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 27 (UPI) -- The Milky Way galaxy may contain untold numbers of homeless planets wandering through space instead of orbiting a star, U.S. researchers say.
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