NEW YORK — 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 ...

Astronomers have made an unexpected discovery about the planet TOI-3884b, which orbits its star at a crazy angle. The ...

New study of Voyager 2 data shows Uranus experienced a solar wind event during the 1986 flyby, helping explain unusual magnetosphere readings ...

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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 team of astronomers observed a confused exoplanet orbiting its two parent stars in a highly unusual way. As New Scientist reports, the planet, which was first discovered in 2004, is located in a ...

This artist's concept shows the KOI-134 system, which a 2025 paper revealed to have two planets: KOI-134 b and KOI-134 c. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / K. Miller (Caltech/IPAC) A new investigation into ...

In a real-life twist on Star Wars' Tatooine—a harsh desert planet with twin suns and a criminal underbelly—astronomers have found a bizarre new world that orbits two stars at a perfect right angle.

Over 80% of exoplanetary systems with three or more planets exhibit a "peas-in-a-pod" architecture, characterized by similarly sized planets closely spaced and orbiting near their star. A new study ...

Located about 120 light years away, the exoplanet appears to take an unusual path around two brown dwarfs, whipping around at a right angle. Brown dwarfs are sometimes called failed stars because they ...