Binary star systems are pairs of stars held together by gravity, orbiting a common center of mass. More than half of all ...

A large team of astronomers and astrophysicists affiliated with several institutions in China has discovered a binary star ...

For the first time, astronomers have spotted a rapidly spinning neutron star that is gravitationally bound to a helium star ...

A small international team of astronomers has confirmed that a binary star system with an odd signal has a companion—a planet ...

A planet twice the size of Jupiter has been confirmed in Nu Octantis. Its retrograde orbit and origin raise new questions about planetary formation in binary systems.

ESA’s Hera mission is two-year flight to the Didymos binary asteroid system. See its trajectory here. Credit: ESA - European Space Agency ...

One example of this is when there is a binary star system that is orbited by a large planet that travels along a polar path ...

A team of Chinese astronomers has discovered a binary star system, comprising a millisecond pulsar and a helium-rich ...

Astronomers may have discovered a rare type of binary star system, where one star used to orbit inside its partner.

Artist's impression of the nu Octantis system. Image generated by ChatGPT-4.0 and further modified by Trifon TRIFONOV using the GNU Image Manipulation ...