In theory, a planet may be able to orbit a binary star system in a figure of eight, but it may not be particularly stable, ...

Astronomers at Durham University and collaborators at the University of Warwick used the European Southern Observatory’s Very ...

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A new report explains a young star system where low-density planets show how super-Earths and sub-Neptunes begin to form, based on new findings from the V1298 system ...

While surveying distant worlds beyond our solar system, researchers unexpectedly obtained the first direct images showing objects colliding within a nearby star system. In the early life of a star ...

A newly discovered interstellar comet is puzzling astronomers as it speeds through our solar system with a chemical profile unlike anything seen before. Officially named 3I/ATLAS, it's only the third ...

A team of astronomers observed a confused exoplanet orbiting its two parent stars in a highly unusual way. As New Scientist reports, the planet, which was first discovered in 2004, is located in a ...

The nearby T Coronae Borealis system could still explode any day now, but calculations suggest the next best chance for fireworks is later this year. Reading time 3 minutes Sky watchers were ...

"We have by and large been ignoring triples in models and simulations — we're just starting to understand how these types of systems evolve." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

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