binary star

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At least some long-period radio transients appear to originate in binary star systems involving white dwarfs.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

That may be because it’s a binary star, and the two stars move around each other on a mildly elliptical orbit, which could destabilize planetary orbits.

From Scientific American • Oct. 6, 2023

According to NASA, this "suggests that the protostar may in fact be an unresolved binary star," meaning there could actually be two stars beneath this mysterious cloud of molecules.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2023

In theory, researchers think that this structure is a result of the clash between the red giant and a companion binary star.

From Space Scoop • Aug. 3, 2023

If generations of astronomers in Castor continued their observations of our system, they would find a binary star, of which one component took a century and a half to go round the other.

From Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky by Holden, Edward Singleton