Binary Star Evolution as a Driver of Planet Formation

Binary Star Evolution as a Driver of Planet Formation

What can binary star systems teach astronomers about the formation and evolution of planets orbiting them? This is what a recent study published in Nature hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated past studies that claimed a specific binary star system could host a planet demonstrating a retrograde orbit, meaning it orbits in the opposite direction of the star’s rotation. This study has the potential to help scientists better underst…

Binary Stars: Catalysts in Planet Formation and Evolution – Archyde

Archyde retrograde Planet Discovered in Binary System Challenges Formation Theories November 2, 2024 A groundbreaking inquiry into a distant binary star system has revealed a planet with an unusual “retrograde” orbit,… You can read the full story here: Binary Stars: Catalysts in Planet Formation and Evolution.