Several planets orbiting two stars at once, like the fictional Star Wars world Tatooine, have been found before. However, these planets typically occupy orbits that roughly align with the plane in ...

The planet 2M1510 (AB) b orbits two stars — like Luke Skywalker’s home planet of Tatooine, for the Star Wars fans — but it does so in a highly unusual way.

A new investigation into old Kepler data has revealed that a planetary system once thought to house zero planets actually has ...

New data confirms: There really is a planet squeezed in between two stars The planet may have formed from material transferred between the stars. John Timmer – May 22, 2025 2:24 pm | 53 ...

Item 1 of 2 An artist's impression shows the exoplanet 2M1510 (AB) b's unusual orbit around a pair of brown dwarfs, objects bigger than gas-giant planets but too small to be proper stars.

Astronomers believe they’ve discovered a "Tatooine"-like planet orbiting two stars in a galaxy far, far away. The planet is orbiting two brown dwarfs, which are also known as failed stars. It ...

This discovery marks the first known case of a compact planetary system with such a noticeable tilt between close planet ...

A fascinating glimpse into how a solar system like our own is born has been revealed with the detection of planet-forming ...

A fluffy, Jupiter-sized planet may be triggering deadly flares from its star, leading to the slow destruction of its own ...

A giant gas planet comparable in size to Saturn exists around a small red dwarf star. The discovery is beyond the scope of conventional astronomy theory, and is making experts reconsider conventional ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has shared its skywatching highlights - revealing what will light up the sky in July ...

The James Webb telescope has made another stunning discovery -- this time of a massive planet that could potentially sustain ...