A massive radio telescope array investigates the birth of planets around twin stars
by Astronomers have gained new insight into the formation of planets around twin stars that orbit each other. Despite the fact that we know most about …
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A star that exploded like a nuclear bomb is still raising questions half a century later
After a thermonuclear explosion in a binary star system about 3,400 light years away has been witnessed by the Hubble Space Telescope. HM Sagittae, or …
‘Tatooine twisted’ double star systems may give rise to rogue planets
Star Wars fans will definitely get a kick out of binary star systems known as “Tatooine” systems – a reference to the planet Luke Skywalker …