binary star
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For the study, the researchers looked at planets in binary star systems -- systems where individual planets orbit around a host star, with a second star, located nearby, that orbits the whole system.
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
"The idea of a binary star merger came from effectively piecing together a puzzle," Dr Hon explains.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2023
Thus, in the binary star ε Hydræ, the “magnitude” of the component stars are 3 and 6, indicating that the brighter star is about 16 times brighter than the fainter component.
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard
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