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Recent Examples of binary star
Although binary stars are common, there are far more of these JuMBOs seen than expected, given previous observations of how planetary-mass objects form.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2023
Ironically, the Depression-era setting makes the film seem far less dated than other movies from 1973, and the binary star system at its center has lost not one photon of its luminescence.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
Then, in August, Kepler scientists discovered a binary star circled by two planets.
—Andrew Grant, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2012
Oh, this is too cool: scientists have found a planet orbiting a binary star (a pair of stars in tight orbit around each other) that is at the right distance to have liquid water!
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2012
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2023
Ironically, the Depression-era setting makes the film seem far less dated than other movies from 1973, and the binary star system at its center has lost not one photon of its luminescence.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
Then, in August, Kepler scientists discovered a binary star circled by two planets.
—Andrew Grant, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2012
Oh, this is too cool: scientists have found a planet orbiting a binary star (a pair of stars in tight orbit around each other) that is at the right distance to have liquid water!
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for binary star
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The collisions of compact astrophysical objects such as black holes and neutron stars emit strong gravitational waves.Gaurav Khanna, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
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The most obvious candidate, the team says, is a pulsar – a type of neutron star that produces beams of electromagnetic radiation from its poles.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
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So far, the guiding lights to find the comet have been the bright planet Venus and the bright red star Arcturus.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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The flag of North Korea features a red star within a white circle set against a wide red stripe, bordered by thinner white and blue stripes.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
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This region, about 8,000 light-years from Earth, is located adjacent to the famous explosive variable star Eta Carinae, which lies just outside the field of view toward the upper right.Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Stars that change in brightness, known as variable stars, get brighter and dimmer; supernovas burst into view and then gradually fade away; and thousands of objects too faint to see with the unaided eye, like asteroids, move steadily across the sky.Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
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The Blaze Star has become a white dwarf, which happens when stars have exhausted their nuclear fuels.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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The other is a white dwarf, the small and dense core of a dead star.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Leave tradition behind and commit to a modern aesthetic with these pretty hanging sphere lights that look like giant stars.Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
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Nunes checks the box as the giant star, and there is an argument for Pena to come up to 145 to challenge her.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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However, Shotton also highlighted a study by Charles Spence that attempts to isolate the effort variable.Roger Dooley, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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This leaves plenty of time for variables, for temperature fluctuations, and for off flavors to seep into the coffee from the fridge.Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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