NYTimes.com: Our Galaxy Is Home to Trillions of Worlds Gone Rogue

[John Clark]

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Our Galaxy Is Home to Trillions of Worlds Gone Rogue

Astronomers have found that free-floating planets far outnumber those bound to a host star.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/06/science/rogue-planets-milky-way.html?unlocked_article_code=W2F-hLqTMJvkE7NyrCNLyTOZ_zS08rReD-4ff-l2lShhkClYfAT-bSWyvp3-Mg8SXdPYaWlFEL1cXVY4Mjn2C1SlTVX14jYvdKMISEwUy-AmJadEUACFChepuWtirYdPYV0nLTSJcO7KR1Bt_6o6wFKHU4uJO19dCBs83KBGPmzZvipIZ4CisZwzI6AZ36KIXfbr-F1UkCCwaykBV3Op02C1v94GSkrZPB-nisAKwEcs_o61fwlBmZLc8VjUTboz5Dv_rIRq4vhQoBesSQK6adR_9CFTHDRJB_Lu12NZO-0UngYkPr6SdFWnZor5G1nIl3OoCqb18ClN1Pt7M1TkZ0Q&smid=em-share

[spudb...@aol.com]

Sounds like a lot of matter to bump into. Might a super civilization turn these floaters into mining sites for said, civilization? Or will our descendants be content to huddle around the solar fire?

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