"This tangible evidence of a double detonation not only contributes towards solving a long-standing mystery, but also offers ...

Astronomers have discovered a new type of binary star, that was missing for decades, which represents a "missing link" in the evolution of so-called extremely low mass (ELM) white dwarfs.

The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Jan. 7, 2003 - A new type of star has been discovered lurking as a low mass component in a very compact binary star system.

One of the best-known eclipsing binary stars is Algol. NASA’s planet-hunting spacecraft, Kepler, detected over 2,600 eclipsing binary stars during its mission.

Chinese astronomers have employed NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to observe an eclipsing binary of the ...

A new type of binary star theorized about for years has finally been observed, filling in an important stellar missing link. Adam Hunt. TweakTown. Published Dec 2, 2021 6:32 AM CST ...

Planets of binary stars as possible homes for alien life Date: May 23, 2022 Source: University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science Summary: Nearly half of Sun-size stars are binary.

If an ETI can survive long enough, it may become a Type II civ. ... from Vrije Universiteit in Brussels, Belgium, examines how an advanced civilization could use a binary star as a stellar engine.

When binary stars are similar in mass (left), the two stars orbit the system’s center of mass (denoted here with an X). Planets in an S-type orbit circle just one star in the system, while ...