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Although binary stars are common, there are far more of these JuMBOs seen than expected, given previous observations of how planetary-mass objects form.
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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
Then, in August, Kepler scientists discovered a binary star circled by two planets.
—Andrew Grant, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2012
Oh, this is too cool: scientists have found a planet orbiting a binary star (a pair of stars in tight orbit around each other) that is at the right distance to have liquid water!
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2012
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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
Then, in August, Kepler scientists discovered a binary star circled by two planets.
—Andrew Grant, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2012
Oh, this is too cool: scientists have found a planet orbiting a binary star (a pair of stars in tight orbit around each other) that is at the right distance to have liquid water!
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2012
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