The classical picture of star and planet formation suggests that a star’s rotational axis and the orbital planes of its planets should be aligned. However, exoplanetary systems have considerable ...

A few years ago I did a tour of different asset managers to get an understanding of the available alternatives for managing investments. Each team came out with their glossy, prepared sales pitch ...

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara, The University of Texas at Austin, Yale University and National Taiwan Normal University have found that a fair number of sun-like stars emerge with their rotational ...

The Solar System is a remarkably orderly place. The eight planets orbit in the same direction the Sun rotates and in nearly the same plane as the Sun’s equator. Many smaller bodies—asteroids, comets, ...