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Martin68

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4. There used to be free app long ago where you could create a planetary system with a star and

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2023, 03:59 PM

Jul 2023

planets revolving it. You'd input the planet size and distance from their star and put the system in motion. Most were unstable, eventually leading to a collision between planets, a planet crashing into the star, or a planet being slung out of orbit into the cosmos. I think it was for the Apple II, but I'm not sure.

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400 Earth-size rogue planets could be wandering the Milky Way [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2023 OP

ONLY 400? In the whole GALAXY??? NewDayOranges Jul 2023 #1

That was my 1st thought too. Duppers Jul 2023 #2

It says rogue which means they are all alone and forgotten. Many other stars have millions. GreenWave Jul 2023 #3

There used to be free app long ago where you could create a planetary system with a star and Martin68 Jul 2023 #4

Something like this? Angleae Jul 2023 #5

Exactly, Except that it was an app. It was very interesting to design different solar systems and Martin68 Jul 2023 #6