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Recent Examples of binary star
Roman will be looking at the motion of the universe in the visible range too, thanks to what are known as type 1a supernovas—exploding stars that are part of a binary star system.
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Jeffrey Kluger/greenbelt, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025
The discovery, which relied on data from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, marks the first time that a binary star system has been observed in the vicinity of a supermassive black hole, according to a press release.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
However, the existence of a white dwarf is not sufficient for a Type la supernova; the white draft must also be part of a binary star system, in which a pair of stars orbit a common center of mass.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
New York has no issue in that regard — second in offensive rating, third in shooting percentage and a binary star averaging more than 50 points per game.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger/greenbelt, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025
The discovery, which relied on data from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, marks the first time that a binary star system has been observed in the vicinity of a supermassive black hole, according to a press release.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
However, the existence of a white dwarf is not sufficient for a Type la supernova; the white draft must also be part of a binary star system, in which a pair of stars orbit a common center of mass.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
New York has no issue in that regard — second in offensive rating, third in shooting percentage and a binary star averaging more than 50 points per game.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for binary star
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Previously, long radio bursts were only traced to neutron stars, the dense remnants left after a colossal stellar explosion.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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Previously, long-period radio bursts like this one had only been traced back to neutron stars, meaning this work puts an entirely new spin on their origins.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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One day this boy wants to be a red star inside those red walls.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Hubble image captures the nebula's diverse stellar population, which includes hot, young blue stars and older red stars, scattered among intricately woven, airy tendrils of gas and dark clumps of dust.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 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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The model developed by the team found that white dwarfs can fuel both processes simultaneously, making Earth-like planets possible around white dwarfs.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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The material sits on the surface of the white dwarf until there is enough material to ignite a thermonuclear runaway explosion -- a buildup of pressure and heat.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
31 Oct. 2024
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Hamal is a giant star in our Milky Way galaxy that dwarfs our sun with a diameter of at least 13 million miles.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2025
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Rising above 45 meters and crowned by a giant star of 17 meters in diameter, this walk-through tree offers light shows and music every hour from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and is accompanied by eight other trees of lights instead of hanging decoration.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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Importantly, the two groups, only a few weeks apart in age, were not expected to differ significantly from one another, which would reduce the probability of confounding variables.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Apr. 2025
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The start and end of that season changes based on a wide set of variables, but the presence of Velella velellas indicates a shift in winds and currents, Stock said.—
Adrian Rodriguez,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Binary star.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/binary%20star. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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