Star Duo Has Five-Minute Orbit Mar 13, 2010
Binary Stars' Tell-tale "Wobble". Study leader , of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, was part of the team that first detected periodic x-ray emissions from HM Cancri in 1999. (National Geographic)
Fastest Known Binary Star Mar 12, 2010
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Most Extreme White Dwarf Binary System Found With Orbit of Just Five Minutes Mar 10, 2010
This makes HM Cancri the binary star with by far the shortest known orbital period ... They determined the spin and orbital periods of the binary star Paloma ... (July 2, 2009) Astronomers have found a binary star-disk system in which each star is surrounded by the kind of dust disk that is frequently the precursor of a planetary. (Science Daily)
quantum measurers must now face the Heisenberg limit Mar 2, 2010
For example, gravitational wave detectors can spot merging black holes or binary star systems composed of two neutron stars, which are mostly hidden to conventional telescopes. . (Harper's Magazine)
Origin of Key Cosmic Explosions Revealed Feb 18, 2010
18, 2008) Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists have reported the possible detection of a binary star system that was later destroyed in a supernova explosion. The new method they used. (Science Daily)
Red Dwarf-Red Giant Binary Pair Found Feb 17, 2010
28, 2009) A team of Chinese astronomers has discovered a giant planet close to the exotic binary star system QS Virginis. Although dormant now, in the future the two stars will one day erupt in a violent nova. (Science Daily)
Orion in a New Light Feb 11, 2010
12, 2009) Astronomers have captured the sharpest image of the young binary star Theta1 Orionis C in the Orion Trapezium cluster. In the new image, obtained using the ESO/VLT interferometer, one clearly. (Science Daily)
Stellar neighbor could support Earth-like planet Feb 2, 2010
Computer model tested the birth of baby solar systems around binary stars ... Turbulent binary star systems, such as our closest stellar neighbor, Alpha Centauri, could host Earth-sized planets, new computer modeling indicates ... Scientists have so far been unsure whether planets could form amid the chaotic gravitational tug-of-war between two binary stars. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Night Sky Events for February Jan 25, 2010
Another similarity to Sirius is that Procyon also has a companion star, which makes it a binary star. Procyon B is a white dwarf that can only be seen with a very large telescope due to its size and the brilliance of its brighter companion, Procyon A.. (Suite101.com)
Yearlong Star Eclipse May Help Solve Space Mystery Jan 12, 2010
Binary star systems have long been known to cause stellar eclipses as seen from Earth. Epsilon Aurigae is unusual, though, because it has the longest lasting known eclipse. (National Geographic)
First direct imaging of a young binary system Jan 10, 2010
A team of astronomers have captured the first direct image of a young binary star system using the Coronographic Imager with Adaptive Optics on the Subaru Telescope. Observed and simulated images of the young binary star SR24 (distance: 520 light years) ... The binary star system, SR24, resides 520 light years away in the constellation Ophiuchus. (Astronomy Now Online)
