Einstein effect clears planets from tight double star systems

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026

Of the more than 4,500 stars known to have planets, one puzzling statistic stands out. Even though nearly all stars are expected to have planets and most stars form in pairs, planets that orbit both stars in a pair are rare.

Of the more than 6,000 extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, confirmed to date – most of them found by NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope and the Transiting Exoplanet Survey S