binary star
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Earlier research at the University of Washington helped identify a system where a binary star and a large dust cloud produced an eclipse lasting seven years.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 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
In 1889 the spectroscope achieved an unexpected triumph by enabling the late Professor Pickering to make the first discovery of a spectroscopic double, or binary star, a type of object now quite abundant.
From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by Todd, David Peck
