What is a Rogue Planet? | Spacing Out

Did you know that not all planets orbit stars? Join us as we dive into the world of celestial wanderers – rogue planets. These solitary worlds come from solar systems but are ejected due to gravitational interactions. Thanks to @NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launching in 2027 we’ll be able to take a deeper look at these isolated planets.

Spacing Out with the Museum of Science

[mushroomreaper]

Rogue planets are good candidates for mining, we wouldnt have to worry about destroying hidden ecosystems

[a.p.]

I can't wait to see what the new telescope will find

[museumofscience]

What do you think we’ll find on rogue planets?

[thathabsfan]

what would happen if a rogue planet was headed straight for earth?

[Queensbard]

Do rogue planets tend to be rocky or gaseous?

[alexthegreat]

Are brown dwarfs considered rogue planets? The ones which formed alone without any planets around them

[ThatFunnyPlace]

Id day earth was once a rogue planet. Its the only planet that isnt double the distance away from the previous planet.

[ThatFunnyPlace]

In other words, this isnt earths original solar system. Probably from a binary star system and one of the stars collapsed, leading one main star, and a rogue star.

[Una_personaweirdcore]

"Gravitational effects from Jupiter." ...SO YOU MEAN PLANET X-

(Solarballs fans, assemble and scream the planets and moons in a chain.)