Earth is the only planet
known to host life so researchers have usually focused on planets similar to our own when searching for life.
But new research suggests
that planetary systems form differently around binary stars than they do around solo stars like the sun
Nearly 50% all sun-size
stars are binary stars, and if the theory is confirmed, it could double the number of systems that researchers might want to probe.
The study was based
on the observations of the young binary star system NGC 1333-IRAS2A using the ALMA telescopes in Chile
The study was based
on the observations of the young binary star system NGC 1333-IRAS2A using the ALMA telescopes in Chile
That system, located
about 1,000 light-years away, is enveloped in a disk of gas and dust that could one day create a planetary system.