July’s Mercury retrograde will be in the sign of Leo, but depending on your zodiac sign, we all have something a little ...

A planet twice the size of Jupiter has been confirmed in Nu Octantis. Its retrograde orbit and origin raise new questions about planetary formation in binary systems.

When Mercury trines Pluto retrograde on May 27, you could have an unmistakable sense of “I can’t unsee this,” where you ...

Scientists suggest a star and its planet are orbiting a second star in two opposite directions in an exotic binary star ...

Artist's impression of the nu Octantis system. Image generated by ChatGPT-4.0 and further modified by Trifon TRIFONOV using the GNU Image Manipulation ...

Astronomers have discovered a remarkable planetary system that challenges long-held assumptions about where planets can ...

A small international team of astronomers has confirmed that a binary star system with an odd signal has a companion—a planet ...

The lone planet confirmed to be in the system is squeezed in between the two, orbiting at a distance similar to Earth's ...

After two decades of debate, research confirms that an odd binary star system has an equally odd planetary companion ...

The system ʋ Octantis (pronounced nu Octantis) should be hostile to planets. It contains a sub-giant star 57 percent heavier than our Sun and a white dwarf about 43 percent lighter.

After reaching a 45-degree inclination orbit, the capsule completed one full trip around Earth. A carefully timed de-orbit maneuver then sent Phoenix 1 back toward the planet. During its descent ...

New space capsule just changed the game for bringing stuff back from orbit A European startup successfully completed the first orbital test flight of its Phoenix 1 re-entry space capsule.