Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, Bucknell p hysics & astronomy Professor Katelyn Allers and postdoctoral researcher Blake Pantoja have observed an astronomical anomaly few have encountered before.

Astronomers have developed the most realistic model to date of planet formation in binary star systems. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge and the Max Planck Institute for ...

These odd binary systems go through multiple phases. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have identified a new kind of ...

When two orbiting stars come into contact with one another, they can exchange mass, interact, or merge, with the potential of leading to a luminous red nova if the right conditions are met. In between ...