When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of a quadruple star system with two "failed star" brown dwarfs and two stars . | ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A massive white dwarf (lower left) and a "blue lurker" star (upper right) – which could easily be ...

A new report explains a young star system where low-density planets show how super-Earths and sub-Neptunes begin to form, based on new findings from the V1298 system ...

In theory, a planet may be able to orbit a binary star system in a figure of eight, but it may not be particularly stable, ...

"This is a one-of-a-kind system with an incredibly rare orbital period." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A nested series of dusty ...