New simulations show that interactions with a magnetic field can work to decrease the distance between still forming binary ...

Astronomers have investigated a puzzling binary star system in which two stars that may have formed together now show ...

Magnetic fields may be the hidden force bringing both newborn stars and giant black holes together. New computer simulations ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Stars are the fundamental building blocks of our ...

Washington DC — New theoretical work shows that gas-giant planet formation can occur around binary stars in much the same way that it occurs around single stars like the Sun. The work is presented ...

Stars are the fundamental building blocks of our universe. Most stars host planets, like our Sun hosts our solar system, and if you look more broadly, groups of stars make up huge structures such as ...