Astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets around single stars, but few around binary stars—even though both types of ...

An exoplanet is what we call planets that exist outside of our own solar system. The first one was discovered in 1992, but as we get more powerful and precise telescopes and instruments, scientists ...

If Earth-like planets require an extremely rare supernova encounter, then water-depleted rocky planets might be exceptional. But if cosmic-ray immersion is sufficient—and common—then the conditions ...

Everything that has a beginning will have an end. From organisms to planets, the arc remains the same for all parts of the universe, even for one of the most vital and vibrant planets of the solar ...