binary system
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This discovery also confirms a long-predicted type of binary system that had never been clearly identified.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2026
Though he takes a minute to upbraid her, they’re obviously the show’s binary system, and Decker is in any case a cheery sort who takes things in stride — even prison, seemingly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
TOI-2267 consists of two stars locked in a close orbital dance, forming what astronomers call a compact binary system.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2025
This strange new world orbits around two stars at once, which dance around each other in what astronomers call a binary system.
From Space Scoop ● May 6, 2025
Sirius is also a binary system; but it is what is called a "visual" one, for its component stars may be seen separately in very large telescopes.
From Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language by Dolmage, Cecil Goodrich Julius
