After two decades of debate, research confirms that an odd binary star system has an equally odd planetary companion ...

A small international team of astronomers has confirmed that a binary star system with an odd signal has a companion—a planet ...

The lone planet confirmed to be in the system is squeezed in between the two, orbiting at a distance similar to Earth's distance from the Sun. And, as an added bonus, the planet is orbiting backward ...

Co-paired stars, or stars that travel together, can provide insights into processes that other stars can't. Differences in their brightness, orbits, and chemical composition can hint at different ...

NASA believes that the month of May brings visibility to four planets, a new star from a nova, a chance of meteor showers and ...

A recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters explores how binary star systems—two stars born together ...

Stars don’t just form planets—they may also re-supply their disks with gas, reshaping how and where planets emerge.

"It's like trying to spot a fish by looking for ripples in a pond, rather than trying to see the fish itself." ...

The fundamental building blocks for planet formation can exist even in environments with extreme ultraviolet radiation, according to a new study.

Webb Telescope finds crystalline water ice around star HD 181327. This discovery could reveal how icy bodies contribute to ...

Planetarium and Program Coordinator Katy Downing of the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center shares the visible planets and ...