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
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
"Discovering three Earth-sized planets in such a compact binary system is a unique opportunity," says Zúñiga-Fernández.
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
The spectroscope shows that the brighter of these stars is again a binary system of two huge suns, the components revolving around each other in a period of about twenty days.
From Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language by Cecil Goodrich Julius Dolmage
