binary star
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The researchers explained that the precise physical interactions that occur during the merger can impact the types of signals that could be observed on Earth from binary star mergers.
From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 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
"The idea of a binary star merger came from effectively piecing together a puzzle," Dr Hon explains.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2023
Our knowledge of binary star systems brings us to what may be regarded as the threshold of the fabric of the heavens.
From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel
