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Why weird star systems are where we'll find alien life

18 July 2018

In the hunt for life beyond Earth, we've been looking for planets and stars like our own. But that is flawed – and a new plan promises answers in our lifetimes

Stars can start shining at a smaller mass than we thought

15 May 2017

Objects with only 6.7 per cent of the sun’s mass can be stars, according to a fresh measurement of how massive an object must be to achieve nuclear fusion

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Why weird star systems are where we'll find alien life

Stars can start shining at a smaller mass than we thought

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