A closer look at the planets around a star called LHS 1903 may just flip our understanding of how planetary systems form.

Deep in the older, denser reaches of the Milky Way, there is a red dwarf star that shouldn’t exist — or at least, its family ...

Gaze upon the magnificent beauty of this newly found star system in orbital “resonance,” where its six exoplanets orbit their star in astoundingly perfect — and rare — mathematical harmony.

Astronomers first thought that KIC 2856960 would be a triple star system like Gliese 667C, imagined here in an illustration. Share It should have been a straightforward analysis of a triple star ...

Researchers have discovered a three-star solar system that could also be home to a planet in deep space, according to a new study. The research, published in Science, notes the GW Orionis star system, ...

"It was as if somebody had just created a telescope that was a time machine." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists have ...

The Solar System exists in a delicate and ancient balance, with planets orbiting the Sun in predictable ways. But if a rogue star were to cruise through our lonely star system, that serene balance ...