Astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets around single stars, but few around binary stars—even though both types of stars are equally common. Physicists can now explain the dearth.

A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. Located about 120 light years away, the exoplanet appears to take an unusual path around ...

A new "Tatooine-like" planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday.Related video above: The dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Scientists have perhaps discovered the weirdest planetary system ever seen ...

A rare discovery beyond Neptune is forcing scientists to rethink early solar system dynamics and the forces that shaped ...

There could be a ninth planet in our Solar System after all - and no, it's not Pluto. Instead, it's the theoretical Planet X, also called Planet Nine, a wide-orbit planet that would circle the Sun ...

“The object’s aphelion—the farthest point on the orbit from the sun—is more than 1,600 times that of Earth’s orbit,” Institute for Advanced Study’s Sihao Cheng mentioned in a recent press release. As ...