binary star
noun
: a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
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The discovery means that Betelgeuse is a binary star system.
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Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Strange things start to happen as the Enterprise follows the Gorn closer to a binary star system.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 17 July 2025
That is the highest level of polarization ever seen from such a binary star system.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 July 2025
The researchers believe the binary star system will merge soon.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Strange things start to happen as the Enterprise follows the Gorn closer to a binary star system.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 17 July 2025
That is the highest level of polarization ever seen from such a binary star system.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 July 2025
The researchers believe the binary star system will merge soon.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Binary star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binary%20star. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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