binary star
noun
: a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
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And the members of binary star systems tend to form near each other from a single cloud of material.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 Apr. 2024
The traditional picture of how hypervelocity stars are made begins with a binary star system.
—Alison Klesman, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2019
Although binary stars are common, there are far more of these JuMBOs seen than expected, given previous observations of how planetary-mass objects form.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2023
Ironically, the Depression-era setting makes the film seem far less dated than other movies from 1973, and the binary star system at its center has lost not one photon of its luminescence.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 Apr. 2024
The traditional picture of how hypervelocity stars are made begins with a binary star system.
—Alison Klesman, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2019
Although binary stars are common, there are far more of these JuMBOs seen than expected, given previous observations of how planetary-mass objects form.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2023
Ironically, the Depression-era setting makes the film seem far less dated than other movies from 1973, and the binary star system at its center has lost not one photon of its luminescence.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
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“Binary star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binary%20star. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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