This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Stars are the fundamental building blocks of our ...
Hidden star found orbiting a bloated red giant, Pi1 Gruis, offering a rare glimpse into how close companions shape dying ...
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 giants might've been kicked out, left to live a rogue lifestyle. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A nearby binary star system ...
It’s not easy to uncover exoplanets, largely lightless objects that either lurk in the dark void of space or are blown out by the light of a nearby star. But astronomers using the James Webb Space ...
Scientists may have found the first planet ever detected around our closest “solar twin,” a star called Alpha Centauri A, the same real-life star that was home to the fictional moon Pandora in James ...
Ever wondered how planetary systems like our own solar system form? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Gaia space ...
Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
Comet 3I/ATLAS' CO₂-rich coma offers new clues about distant star systems, revealed through NASA and ESA ultraviolet, X-ray, ...