April 2026
An alternative model for pulsars and spiral galaxies
...recalled that between 70 and 85 percent of all stars are in binary systems, so the idea that two evolved stellar-mass objects (neutron ... to the concept that the central axis of the entire binary system may rotate relative to the line of sight to the ...
31 January 2020
Einsteins prediction of 'draggable' space-time confirmed by stellar binary system
...objects that later became known as the ‘PSR J1141-6545’ system. This system is made up of a white dwarf the size of ...allowing the team to identify a long-term drift in the system’s orbital parameters. Pulsars are cosmic clocks, says Krishnan. “Their...
September 2017
Binary stars and their extraordinary lives
... they are born. These are the binary star systems. In any binary system, we label the more massive star the... example of this was observed in 2008 when the stars in the binary system V1309 Scorpii spiralled in and crashed into each other. The star is...
10 April 2020
A recently discovered stellar black hole could be the most massive yet, say astronomers
... live alone and as they don’t emit any light, they generally go undetected. Stellar black holes in close binary systems on the other hand can be observed when matter is transferred from a companion star and subsequently gobbled up by its...
16 April 2021
Five double star systems potentially suitable for life identified by researchers
... location, and extent of the habitable zone in binary systems with giant planets. The calculations take into account aspects... hosting a world that is potentially habitable is the binary system Kepler-38, approximately 3970 light years from Earth, and ...
15 February 2016
Astronomers provide new insights into planet formation around binary stars
... region of dust that is conspicuously devoid of gas. "This binary system has long been known to harbour a planet-forming corona of ... this and perhaps many other binary systems." Just how planets form in binary star systems due to the the gravitational...
