Corey S Powell on Nostr: Rogue planets are so novel & strange that we don't even have a term for them. They ...
Rogue planets are so novel & strange that we don't even have a term for them. They don't fit any current definition of "planet." They don't fit any other scientific category either.
And what would you call an Earth-size "moon" of a super-Jupiter "free floating planet"? <shrug>
#astronomy #space #science #mystery
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