binary system
noun
: binary star
also
: a similar system containing bodies (such as black holes) other than stars
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Gravitational waves are the only way scientists can observe a collision in a binary system in which two black holes orbit each other.
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
These are binary systems in which one object, a dense stellar corpse known as a white dwarf, is stripping material from a companion star.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 July 2025
During this stage, mass loss from the donor star causes the orbital period of the binary system to increase, with the white dwarf and companion star moving away from each other.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 July 2025
Novas occur when two stars revolving around each other, called a binary system, create a thermonuclear explosion.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
These are binary systems in which one object, a dense stellar corpse known as a white dwarf, is stripping material from a companion star.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 July 2025
During this stage, mass loss from the donor star causes the orbital period of the binary system to increase, with the white dwarf and companion star moving away from each other.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 July 2025
Novas occur when two stars revolving around each other, called a binary system, create a thermonuclear explosion.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
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“Binary system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binary%20system. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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