Apples-to-apples comparisons in the distant universe are hard to come by. Whether the subject is dwarf galaxies, supermassive black holes, or “hot Jupiters,” astronomers can spend months or years ...

Spread the loveA remarkable breakthrough in exoplanet research has been achieved by astronomers who discovered a Saturn-mass exoplanet orbiting a binary system composed of two low-mass stars. This ...

Astronomers have discovered a record-breaking binary system, ZTF J1239+8347, which is a record-breaking case of two ‘failed stars’ (brown dwarfs) in a 57-minute orbital death spiral that may result in ...

New UNLV-led research is helping to unravel clues to a cosmic mystery that has eluded scientists for decades. Cataclysmic ...

Astronomers have discovered a rare binary system of brown dwarfs transferring mass in an ultra-tight orbit. Located about 1,000 light-years away, the pair may eventually merge or ignite fusion, ...

How many Earth-sized exoplanets orbit binary star systems (two-star systems)? This is what a recent study accepted by Astronomy & Astrophysics hopes to address as an international team of researchers ...

Astronomers have captured a rare and remarkably close view of a giant planet circling a pair of tightly bound suns, offering one of the clearest real-world echoes yet of the fictional world Tatooine.

The binary star system ν Octantis has long been considered hostile to planet formation. The discovery of a white dwarf in the system offers an alternative view. However, Cheng and colleagues observe ...

An international team of researchers led by PD Dr Florian Peißker has found the first binary star in the immediate vicinity of the supermassive black hole Sgr A* (Sagittarius A star) at the centre of ...

N-body simulations of primordial binaries and tidal capture in open clusters / Sverre J. Aarseth -- When and how can binary data test stellar models / Birgitta Nordstrom / Johannes Anderson -- ...