binary system

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Then the team noticed the same short brightening events happen with two other white dwarfs, also in binary systems.

From The Verge

X-ray binary systems containing a black hole, they argue, would flare less frequently than others harboring a neutron star.

From Scientific American

They also hope to see whether Earendel was a solitary star or binary system, learn more about the star’s temperature and mass, among other properties.

From The Verge

We have to get out of that mindset, just as it's not a binary system where it's conviction or acquittal, and then the end justifies the means.

From Salon

It is possible, though, that these black holes can also form in binary systems too before becoming nomads in the void.

From Scientific American