• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 19th, 2010
'Double-Sunset' Exoplanets Not Impossible

'Double-Sunset' Exoplanets Not Impossible

New studies show several must exist

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 14th, 2010
Massive Magnetic Loop Found in Binary System

Massive Magnetic Loop Found in Binary System

The two stars are in the Milky Way

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 8th, 2010
White Dwarf Mergers Trigger Supernova Blasts

White Dwarf Mergers Trigger Supernova Blasts

These events occur more frequently than expected

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 5th, 2010
Distant Galaxies Reveal Black Hole Binary System

Distant Galaxies Reveal Black Hole Binary System

More than 33 have been identified thus far

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 5th, 2010
Nearby Supernova Could Destroy Earth

Nearby Supernova Could Destroy Earth

The white dwarf could blow up soon

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 21st, 2009
Exoplanet Set to Be Blown Apart

Exoplanet Set to Be Blown Apart

It lies next to dangerous neighbors

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 16th, 2009
Closest-to-Earth Black Hole Closer than First Estimated

Closest-to-Earth Black Hole Closer than First Estimated

Astronomers measure the distance with more accuracy

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 11th, 2009
Accretion Disk Evaporation Imaged for the First Time

Accretion Disk Evaporation Imaged for the First Time

The Suzaku telescope has been instrumental for the study

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 26th, 2009
Explaining Eclipsing Binary Star Systems

Explaining Eclipsing Binary Star Systems

Some stars play hide-and-seek

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 8th, 2009
New Category of Alien Worlds Dicovered

New Category of Alien Worlds Dicovered

An exoplanet is pulled by two stars

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 1st, 2009
'Runaway Star' Mystery Puzzles Astronomers

'Runaway Star' Mystery Puzzles Astronomers

The black hole-based theory comes under attack

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 10th, 2009
The First Stars Were in Binary Systems

The First Stars Were in Binary Systems

Simulations reveal the oldest stars in the Universe

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 11th, 2009
Planet-Forming Disk Found Orbiting Binary Star System

Planet-Forming Disk Found Orbiting Binary Star System

The stars are called V4046 Sagittarii

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 24th, 2009
Hubble Image Reveals Anomalous White Dwarfs

Hubble Image Reveals Anomalous White Dwarfs

They are mostly made of helium

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 22nd, 2009
Experts Find Cosmic Double-Lobed 'Peanut'

Experts Find Cosmic Double-Lobed 'Peanut'

It comes from an old binary star system

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 15th, 2009
'Stellar Cannibalism' Creates Blue Stragglers

'Stellar Cannibalism' Creates Blue Stragglers

The phenomenon occurs in binary systems

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • December 8th, 2007
Cosmic Cannibalism Is no Big Deal

Cosmic Cannibalism Is no Big Deal

Binary system evolution process

 
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