binary system
noun
: binary star
also
: a similar system containing bodies (such as black holes) other than stars
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Its companions, known as T Tauri South A and B, make up a binary system that's 100 astronomical units (9.3 billion miles/14.9 billion kilometers) away from the main star and orbit around T Tauri North once every 4,600 years.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2025
The model accurately predicted the binary system’s orbit today, lending further confidence in its reliability.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
The research team is already planning additional studies to uncover more of Pluto’s mysteries and learn more about binary systems.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
This outburst ejects powerful jets, seen as filaments shooting out from the binary system, forming loops and trails as the plasma emerges in streamers.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2025
The model accurately predicted the binary system’s orbit today, lending further confidence in its reliability.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
The research team is already planning additional studies to uncover more of Pluto’s mysteries and learn more about binary systems.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
This outburst ejects powerful jets, seen as filaments shooting out from the binary system, forming loops and trails as the plasma emerges in streamers.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Binary system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binary%20system. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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