Abstract: Binary stars range from solar systems with twin Suns to the most extreme environments in the universe: accreting black holes and neutron stars. Astronomers use binaries to study fundamental ...

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Scientists have perhaps discovered the weirdest planetary system ever seen. Not only does this system feature the first-ever "polar planet" to be discovered, meaning the world exists on a sideways ...

This image indicates the location of the newly discovered binary star D9, which is orbiting Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. It is the first star pair ever ...

Scientists uncover a new reason for fewer planets around twin stars. Einstein's theory of general relativity shows that close ...

In this picture, we capture the binary in the moment where the first white dwarf has just exploded, hurtling material towards its nearby companion which is on the cusp of explosion too. This event ...

Interacting binary stars, a class of stellar systems consisting of two gravitationally bound stars, exhibit a rich diversity of phenomena driven by mass transfer and angular momentum exchange. In many ...

ESA’s Integral gamma-ray observatory has discovered a new, highly populated class of X-ray fast ‘transient’ binary stars, undetected in previous observations. With this discovery, Integral confirms ...

White dwarf stars represent the evolutionary endpoints of medium- and low-mass stars, comprising the dense, electron-degenerate cores left after nuclear fuel exhaustion. In binary systems, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Scientists have perhaps discovered the weirdest planetary system ever seen ...