(L. Calçada/ESO via AP) This artist’s illustration provided by the European Southern Observatory shows the possible orbit of ...

A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system might orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday.

but heavier than gas giant planets. (M. Kornmesser/ESO via AP) This artist’s illustration provided by the European Southern Observatory shows an exoplanet orbiting around two brown dwarfs ...

This artist’s illustration provided by the European ... can help us understand how conditions beyond our solar system may yield planets vastly different from our own, said study author Thomas ...

This artist’s illustration provided by the European ... Calçada/ESO via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. Located about 120 light years away, the exoplanet appears to take ...

Mar. 17, 2025 — A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new ... TOI-1453: Sub-Neptune in ...

Brown dwarfs are sometimes called failed stars because they’re lighter than stars but heavier than gas giant planets. A light year is nearly 6 trillion miles.