Re:Astronomers uncover largest group of rogue planets yet
by addaon on Saturday January 01, 2022 @03:16PM
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Not sure how I missed this, thanks!
Am I correct that the latter mechanism can lead to a wider variety of planet compositions, since you have the wind off the forming star to blow off lightweight layers depending on how close to the star formation happens?
> Some scientists believe rogue planets can form from the collapse of a gas cloud that is too small to lead to the formation of a star, or that they could have been kicked out from their parent system. But which mechanism is more likely remains unknown.