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Most Planets in the Cosmos Probably Don’t Orbit Stars (www.scientificamerican.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I flat out don't accept the notion that some starts have no planets. As far as I am concerned, if we have 8 major plantes and on average, 40% of planets are ejected, we should assume the average number of starting planets is 11.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago

This is like saying, "If a carbon atom has 12 electrons, and on average it forms 4 covalent bonds, we should assume all atoms start with 16 electrons."