star system

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In some cases, two newborn stars become gravitationally bound, creating what astronomers call a binary star system.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

No star system, a fault of predecessors, will be employed.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

They don’t want money; Teddy is convinced Michelle is an Andromedon — an alien from another star system who is an enemy to humanity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

The neutron star system produces an unusually dense outflow that challenges current ideas about how these winds form and how they reshape their surroundings.

From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2025

Each star system is an island in space, quarantined from its neighbors by the light-years.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan