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Recent Examples of binary star
The binary star system sits roughly 150 light-years from Earth.
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Julian Dossett, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
After converging, the binary star system will explode into a Type 1a supernova.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Research has shown that type Ia supernovae originate from some binary star systems containing at least one white dwarf.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The discovery of the binary star system was made by astronomers at the University of Warwick in England.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Julian Dossett, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
After converging, the binary star system will explode into a Type 1a supernova.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Research has shown that type Ia supernovae originate from some binary star systems containing at least one white dwarf.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The discovery of the binary star system was made by astronomers at the University of Warwick in England.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for binary star
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These waves may also create detectable radio signals, potentially allowing astronomers to catch two distinct bursts from a single neutron star–black hole collision.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
5 June 2025
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With their extremely strong magnetic fields, these neutron stars – small, dense collapsed cores of supergiant stars – are capable of producing the powerful bursts of energy that have been observed for years.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
31 May 2025
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Steinhardt, however, has an alternate hypothesis: Some post-starburst galaxies may be, unbeknownst to us, slowly forming small, red stars over time.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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According to Nine Planets, Uy Scuti is a supergiant red star that’s located in the constellation named Scutum.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
25 Apr. 2025
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Among the supernovas in the data will be other transient events such as variable stars and kilonovas, the violent collision between extreme dense stellar remnants called neutron stars.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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In particular, Leavitt would scrutinize images of the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, and had identified 1,800 variable stars within them.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Indeed, most white dwarfs are seen to have extremely pure atmospheres of just those two lighter elements.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
28 Mar. 2025
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Sporadic radio pulses from a white dwarf binary at the orbital period Max Planck Institute.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
12 Mar. 2025
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Pollux is a giant star, while Castor is three stars orbiting each other.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Planetary nebulae like Kohoutek 4-55 are the finale at the end of a giant star’s life.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Exposing environment variables to unknown inference endpoints off the security team’s radar.—
Anshu Bansal,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The lab, founded in 1961, is still known worldwide for its computer modeling of the planet that enable scientists to make projections for how climate change may affect global temperatures, precipitation, extreme weather events and other variables.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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“Binary star.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/binary%20star. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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