Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have made an unprecedented discovery that promises to reshape our ...

This is probably the most convincing evidence for Planet Nine so far. It is believed that this planet is five to ten times ...

"A planet orbiting not just a binary, but a binary brown dwarf, as well as being on a polar orbit, is rather incredible and exciting." ...

This illustration shows an exoplanet orbiting around two brown dwarfs –– objects bigger than gas-giant planets but too small to be proper stars. ESO/M. Kornmesser Astronomers have discovered a ...

A rare and dramatic scene unfolds 140 light-years from Earth. A rocky planet, once whole, is now crumbling to dust under the ...

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Researchers believe that pair 2M1510 is orbited by a planet in a "polar", or perpendicular, orbit. This is the first time we've seen strong evidence for a stellar pair being orbited by a polar planet.

This observation program revealed that the failed stars are being "pushed and pulled" by the gravitational influence of an unseen planet. The strange dynamics of this action led the researchers to ...