Most Planets Don't Orbit Stars!?

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Hunting for rogue planets is like hunting for an invisible needle in a haystack. But we're getting a much clearer view thanks to gravitational microlensing surveys. And it looks like there are a LOT more of them out there than we thought.

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Scott Gaudi interview

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