Study: Stars may capture 'rogue' planets
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 21:00
in Astronomy & Space
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 17 (UPI) -- Billions of stars in our galaxy may have captured rogue planets that once roamed interstellar space, adding them to their stellar families, U.S. scientists say.
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