Washington, July 6 (ANI): Using the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) on Hawaii, a team of astronomers have discovered four pairs of stars that orbit each other in less than 4 hours.

Washington, Mar 29 (ANI): Rocky planets not much bigger than Earth are ubiquitous in the habitable zones around faint red stars, according to a new research. he international team estimates that there are tens of billions of such planets in the Milky Way galaxy alone, and probably about one hundred in the Sun's immediate neighbourhood.

London, Nov 6 (ANI): A new study led by an Indian origin researcher has found how red dwarfs, which constitute a vast majority of stars, are likelier to support life than had been thought previously.