Earth-sized planets found orbiting double stars

Astronomers are now regularly detecting planets thousands of light years from Earth – but have we missed one in our own Solar System?

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How many planets are there in the Solar System? It sounds like an easy question, but it’s more complex than you might think – and actually it’s one we still can’t answer. With scientists finding evide

The year 2025 has been a vintage one for astronomy. In January, we were hooked on reports of a building-sized asteroid on course to collide with Earth. The risk was quickly downgraded from worrying to

There are some Really Big Things coming up in the world of exoplanets in 2026. Sadly, they’re not until the tail end of the year – tough for someone like me who struggles with patience. (True story: a

Although it’s by no means certain, scientists are slowly accumulating evidence that life once existed on the Red Planet