Stars and planets are inextricably linked. They form together and stars shape the fate of planets. Stars create the dusty protoplanetary disks that give birth to planets of all kinds. And when a star ...

A new survey maps nearby K-type stars and shows why these long-lived, stable stars are important targets in the search for ...

Young stars much less massive than the sun can unleash a torrent of X-ray radiation that can significantly shorten the lifetime of planet-forming disks surrounding these stars. This result comes from ...

Our sun is about halfway through its life, which means Earth is as well. After a star exhausts its hydrogen nuclear fuel, its diameter expands more than a hundredfold, engulfing any unlucky planets in ...

In theory, a planet may be able to orbit a binary star system in a figure of eight, but it may not be particularly stable, ...

New research tracks young planets around a nearby star, showing how large, gas-rich worlds shrink over time to become the most common planets in the galaxy ...

A sampling of aging Sun-like stars demonstrates that they likely eat their closest planets. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This ...