Even if a rogue planet came close to the Earth, the interaction may not even destroy the planet if there wasn't a direct hit. "It would need to come close enough to Earth to either collide with it ...

The telescope, expected to lift off between October 2026 and May 2027, may have the potential to spot 400 such rogue planets that are similar in mass to Earth, according to new research.

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...

While we've found evidence of rogue black holes and planets, new research suggests that a passing star could be out there ...

All the possible rogue planets reported are dated very young in the area near the Sun studied (relative to the age of the Sun, some 4.6 billion years old), perhaps 10 million years old or less.

Earth-size rogue planets would likely have ... odds are extremely low that such a planet will come sailing into our solar system on a trajectory that comes anywhere near Earth, or any other planet.

Their results also suggest that tens of thousands of planet-sized nomadic worlds could be within a spherical volume centered on Earth and extending to the nearest star system (Proxima Centauri).

One possibility is that a rogue planet, about 1–2 times Earth’s ... believe that an Earth-like planet could be hiding in our solar system Dwarf planet near Earth has 90% water on its ...

The telescope, expected to lift off between October 2026 and May 2027, may have the potential to spot 400 such rogue planets that are similar in mass to Earth, according to new research.

The telescope, expected to lift off between October 2026 and May 2027, may have the potential to spot 400 such rogue planets that are similar in mass to Earth, according to new research.