binary system
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The two asteroids orbit a shared center of mass in what scientists call a binary system.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
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
It’s a binary system; a choice of extremes.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024
"The Didymos binary system is located in a near-Earth environment while the Dinkinesh system is located much farther away from Earth in the main asteroid belt," she added.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2024
It took almost 300 years before hackers, trying to see if they could use the digital for music notation, discovered that images can be described in a binary system.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
