Astronomers have developed the most realistic model to date of planet formation in binary star systems. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge and the Max Planck Institute for ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A new theory of how planets form finds havens of stability amid violent turbulence in the swirling gas that surrounds a young star. These protected areas are where planets can ...

Thanks to the discovery of thousands of exoplanets to date, we know that planets bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune orbit most stars. Oddly, our sun lacks such a planet. That's been a source ...

Some pass close enough to be noticed, like comet 3I/ATLAS now crossing our Solar System. Scientists believe these visitors may be more than curiosities. ‘ New research suggests they could play a ...