Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery of three Earth-sized planets orbiting within a compact binary star system. This rare configuration, where planets circle two stars simultaneously, ...

An international team of astronomers has confirmed the discovery of three Earth-sized planets in the binary star system ...

Scientists found two Earth-sized planets and a third candidate orbiting a nearby double star system, TOI-2267.

Washington DC — New theoretical work shows that gas-giant planet formation can occur around binary stars in much the same way that it occurs around single stars like the Sun. The work is presented ...

The binary star system NGC 3603-A1 is one of the most massive binaries ever discovered in the Milky Way Galaxy. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Aug. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of astronomers led by Dr. Phil ...

A team of astronomers from The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, and other universities have captured the first direct image of a young binary ...

(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...