Stars are the fundamental building blocks of our universe. Most stars host planets, like our Sun hosts our solar system, and if you look more broadly, groups of stars make up huge structures such as ...

An international team of researchers has just revealed the existence of three Earth-sized planets in the binary stellar ...

An international team of scientists has announced the discovery of three Earth-sized planets orbiting within the binary star system TOI-2267, located approximately 190 light-years from Earth. An inter ...

The binary star system NGC 3603-A1 is one of the most massive binaries ever discovered in the Milky Way Galaxy. NGC 3603-A1 is located in a dazzling cluster of stars known as NGC 3603, located some 25 ...

Zinia Khattar of San Diego, the second Fellow, was awarded a $50,000 science scholarship. “Being named a Davidson Fellow is a very welcome surprise,” Smith said. “I am thankful to see how much my ...

An international team of researchers has just revealed the existence of three Earth-sized planets in the binary stellar ...

A bizarre planet defies cosmic norms: scientists have confirmed a giant planet orbiting in reverse around one star in a close binary system—an arrangement previously thought impossible. Using advanced ...

The formation and stability of planets in double-star environments are clarified by this astounding discovery.

Astronomers recently released a new image of the binary star system Eta Carinae's full spectrum, taken from deep in Chile's Atacama Desert. The image was captured with the newly installed SOAR ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrej Prša, Villanova University (THE CONVERSATION) Stars are the fundamental ...