binary star
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Scientists believe that S301 was once part of a binary star system that was torn apart by the almighty pull of the black hole.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
According to the study's authors, there are more climate-friendly planets in binary star systems -- in other words, those with two suns -- than previously known.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024
That may be because it’s a binary star, and the two stars move around each other on a mildly elliptical orbit, which could destabilize planetary orbits.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 6, 2023
According to NASA, this "suggests that the protostar may in fact be an unresolved binary star," meaning there could actually be two stars beneath this mysterious cloud of molecules.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2023
One interesting suggestion was that the little planet is in reality double, the two components revolving around their common center of gravity, like a close binary star, and mutually eclipsing one another.
From Other Worlds Their Nature, Possibilities and Habitability in the Light of the Latest Discoveries by Garrett Putman Serviss
