An astronomer from the University of Warwick is to investigate an intriguing type of star system to help drive our understanding of the expanding universe. Dr Ingrid Pelisoli, has received a £1.2 ...

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 ...

For many years, binary star research was as neglected as an old Tamagotchi. Not anymore. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Some 90s ...

(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 ...

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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 ...

Astronomers at Durham University and collaborators at the University of Warwick used the European Southern Observatory’s Very ...

An ultraprecise satellite tasked with mapping more than a billion stars across the galaxy has spotted something fascinating closer to home: 352 asteroids in the solar system that likely have their own ...

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 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 ...