binary star
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According to the study's authors, there are more climate-friendly planets in binary star systems -- in other words, those with two suns -- than previously known.
From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024
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
"The idea of a binary star merger came from effectively piecing together a puzzle," Dr Hon explains.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2023
The star κ Toucani is a binary star with components of magnitudes 5 and 7·7, and a period of revolution of perhaps about 1000 years.
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard
