Artist's Conception of a Captured Planet (IMAGE) Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian Caption In this artist's conception, a captured world drifts at the outer edge of a distant star system, so far from its sun-like host that the star's disk is barely resolvable at upper right. New research shows that one in 20 stars within our galaxy might have captured a free-floating planet. Credit Christine Pulliam (CfA) Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.