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Could stars form outside of galaxies?
Is it possible for there to be a dense enough nebula to form stars outside of any galaxy? Does a galaxy have a minimum size to produce stars? Or could you have a few dozen stars clustered together by ...
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Is it likely that intergalactic stars would still retain their planets?
Given that we've discovered hundreds of intergalactic stars (IGs), and that most stars have planets, what do we know about the likelihood of IGs retaining their planets after being ejected from their ...
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What would the night sky look like if Earth orbited an intergalactic star?
If the Earth and its host star were located exactly in-between the Milky Way and Andromeda would the night sky be completely void of light?
Would stars be visible to the unaided eye?
So there could ...
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Have we observed any rogue/wandering stars?
Do we know (have we observed and cataloged) any rogue star, being not part of galaxy, but drifting somewhere in inter-galactic space?
I know that determining if a star is a part of galaxy or not is a ...
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