Research published today in The Astrophysical Journal, shows the material within the newly discovered disks could be the beginnings of new planet systems which in the future orbit the binary stars.

The planet's home star, IRAS 04125+2902, sits just over 520 light-years from Earth, making it quite close in galactic terms. If the universe were a cosmic city, we're definitely in the same ...

The second planet, Kepler-47c, is believed to be a gas giant. It is slightly bigger in size than Neptune and orbits binary stars in 303 days. The third planet, Kepler-47d, is the largest of all ...

TIDYE-1b orbits a star of about the same age named ... the system showing the host star, transiting planet, misaligned transition disk, and wide binary companion (in the background).

Scientists are not certain how these worlds got ejected from their home star systems or why they are trapped in binary orbits ...

Binary systems of stars are as common as single stars. This original text provides a pedagogical and comprehensive introduction to binary stars. The author combines theory and observations at all ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Just six light-years from the solar system — in cosmic terms, our ...

This 2001 book was the first to provide a pedagogical and comprehensive introduction to binary stars. It combines theory and observations at all wavelengths to develop a unified understanding of ...

Over many millions of years, NASA suspects the young world could mature into either of the most common planets found in our Milky Way galaxy: a "super-Earth" or mini-Neptune.

So do planets form in 1 million years? 5? 10?" The planet, given the names IRAS 04125+2902 b and TIDYE-1b, orbits its star every 8.8 days at a distance about one-fifth that separating our solar ...