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Sean Raymond

Astrophysicist, Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux

Sean Raymond is an American astrophysicist with the Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Bordeaux in France.

Written by Sean Raymond

Digital illustration of a dark planet floating in space with a bright, star-studded galaxy in the background.

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Astronomy

Life in the dark

In the dark corners of our galaxy, there are billions of rogue planets roaming around, starless – can they support life?

Sean Raymond