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Unusual binary system hosts a massive fast-spinning white dwarf
In a recent study, an Italian astronomer has investigated the nature of a binary system known as HD 49798 ... 0.24 and a bolometric luminosity of 4,400 solar luminosities. The effective ...
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Astronomers detect new eclipsing binary system
Now, a group of astronomers led by Toby Rodel of the Queen's University Belfast, UK, reports the detection of a new system of this type. They detected NGTS-EB-7 AB—a low-mass eclipsing binary ...
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Mass transfer permanently changes internal structure of stars, UW astronomy study finds
A new study from the department of astronomy found that when one of the two stars in a binary star system accumulates mass ...
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A Novel ‘Kiss and Capture’ Event Gave Pluto Its Largest Moon, Charon, New Study Suggests
“Charon is HUGE relative to Pluto, to the point where they are actually a binary,” Denton explains ... than other moon-planet pairings in our solar system—Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede ...
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Astronomers detect new eclipsing binary system
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A new eclipsing binary system, NGTS-EB-7 AB, has been discovered using TESS and NGTS. Located 1,500 light-years away, it consists of an evolved G-type primary ...