In 2015, astrophysicists discovered a system consisting of two compact stars orbiting each other: a pulsar (i.e., a highly ...
"The goal of this project was to explore the fundamental low-mass limit of the star and brown dwarf formation process." ...
"We would like to understand the difference between these systems, which holds the clue to understand just how many cosmic ...
The Flame Nebula, located about 1,400 light-years away from Earth, is a hotbed of star formation less than 1 million years ...
Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star - one of our closest stellar neighbors - ...
Gaia, a mission designed to map stars, has accidentally become a planet hunter. Using precise astrometry, it detected stellar ...
TUCSON, AZ – Researchers at the University of Arizona have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of astronomy. They found that planet-forming disks, which are typically short-lived, can persist ...