binary star
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Scientists have known about the existence of such binary star systems in the Milky Way for decades, where one of the stars has become a black hole.
From Science Daily • May 21, 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
In theory, researchers think that this structure is a result of the clash between the red giant and a companion binary star.
From Space Scoop • Aug. 3, 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 Serviss, Garrett Putman
