<p>According to this,</p>

<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergalactic_star" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergalactic_star</a></p>

<p>Rogue stars are theorized to be the intergalactic space because of this,</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The way these stars arise is still a mystery, but the most common
  theory is that the collision of two or more galaxies can toss some
  stars out into the vast empty regions of intergalactic space.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Could a planet be toss from a galaxy just like it's theorized rogue stars are?</p>

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2017-07-21T13:48:58.133Z
First sentence of quote should tell you the answer. :-)
StephenG - Help Ukraine
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2017-07-21T22:33:48.110Z
A related question : [How are rogue planets discovered ?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/1715/how-are-rogue-planets-discovered?rq=1)
StephenG - Help Ukraine
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2017-07-23T16:59:05.170Z
Just curious:is there any particular reason you think a star could be ejected but a planet couldn't be?
Asher
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2017-07-23T21:30:09.617Z
I think not, but since I'm not an astronomer there might be things I dont understand that make it impossible and I ignore them. They are structurally different in composition, size, etc.
Pablo
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Could a planet be toss from a galaxy just like it's theorized rogue stars are?
Pablo
# Could a planet be toss from a galaxy just like it's theorized rogue stars are?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-07-21)

According to this,

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergalactic_star>

Rogue stars are theorized to be the intergalactic space because of this,

> The way these stars arise is still a mystery, but the most common
> theory is that the collision of two or more galaxies can toss some
> stars out into the vast empty regions of intergalactic space.

Could a planet be toss from a galaxy just like it's theorized rogue stars are?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: First sentence of quote should tell you the answer. :-)  
> **username_1**: A related question : [How are rogue planets discovered ?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/1715/how-are-rogue-planets-discovered?rq=1)  
> **username_2**: Just curious:is there any particular reason you think a star could be ejected but a planet couldn't be?  
> **username_0**: I think not, but since I'm not an astronomer there might be things I dont understand that make it impossible and I ignore them. They are structurally different in composition, size, etc.  

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