binary star
noun
: a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
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Using artificial neutral networks, his tool allows astronomers to distinguish true binary star systems from chance alignments in massive data sets like the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission.
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
The double stars of Albireo are considered a binary star system, just over 400 light-years away, with just one light-year equaling nearly 6 trillion miles.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Antares is, in reality, a binary star system, made up of a red supergiant star with a white main sequence companion, though the light of the red giant dominates the naked-eye view from Earth.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope found a planet while observing Alpha Centauri, a system of three stars orbiting each other — binary stars Alpha Centauri A and B, along with the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
The double stars of Albireo are considered a binary star system, just over 400 light-years away, with just one light-year equaling nearly 6 trillion miles.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Antares is, in reality, a binary star system, made up of a red supergiant star with a white main sequence companion, though the light of the red giant dominates the naked-eye view from Earth.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope found a planet while observing Alpha Centauri, a system of three stars orbiting each other — binary stars Alpha Centauri A and B, along with the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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“Binary star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binary%20star. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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