With a specialised telescope in Namibia a DESY-led team of researchers has proven a certain type of binary star as a new kind of source for very high-energy cosmic gamma-radiation. Eta Carinae is ...

A discovery of binary stars could be the first step in building a more complete picture of how our galaxy formed, according ...

Astronomers from Australia and Serbia have performed multi-band photometric observations of a binary star known as V717 ...

For the first time, astronomers have spotted a rapidly spinning neutron star that is gravitationally bound to a helium star companion. The discovery of this unusual binary system helps confirm a long ...

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 ...

A stronomers from the Australian National University (ANU) have unveiled a ground-breaking discovery of binary stars in the ...

A long-standing astronomical mystery about the first-ever discovered brown dwarf has finally been solved by scientists. The brown dwarf, named Gliese 229B, was discovered in 1995 but has puzzled ...

The rare nova explosion—once it happens—will be so bright that you'll be able to spot it without a telescope. reading time 3 minutes Astronomers have been watching a small constellation in the night ...

An artist's interpretation of TOI 4633 c, a Neptune-like exoplanet found orbiting the habitable zone of a sunlike star. The system contains a second star (right) and may also host another exoplanet ...

The night sky might be on the brink of gaining a brand-new star for a few weeks. T Coronae Borealis, also known as the "Blaze Star" or T CrB, is a binary star system located about 3,000 light-years ...