Stories by Alan P. Boss

The surprising finding that even the youngest stars commonly exist in sets of two or three has revised thinking about the birth of star systems

Astronomers are sighting new planets circling distant stars

The surprising finding that even the youngest stars commonly exist in sets of two or three has revised thinking about the birth of star systems

Hidden from observation, this process can nonetheless be modeled on high-speed computers. Pictures that emerge yield insight into the formation of our own solar system