binary system
noun
: binary star
also
: a similar system containing bodies (such as black holes) other than stars
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The binary system then spirals around each other and are drawn together by the black hole’s gravity.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
The spacecraft is expected to enter the Didymos binary system's orbit in October 2026, according to the agency.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Situated some 3,000 light-years away from Earth, the Blaze Star is a binary system in which a white dwarf, the core remains of a dying star, accumulates material from its neighboring red giant star.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
Many stars exist in pairs, or a binary system, unlike the sun.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
The spacecraft is expected to enter the Didymos binary system's orbit in October 2026, according to the agency.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Situated some 3,000 light-years away from Earth, the Blaze Star is a binary system in which a white dwarf, the core remains of a dying star, accumulates material from its neighboring red giant star.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
Many stars exist in pairs, or a binary system, unlike the sun.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Binary system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binary%20system. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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