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Scientists Discovered Two Incredible Binary Trans-Neptunian Objects

A recent study unveiled the binary origin of two trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs).  Two TNOs were spotted in an incredibly close gravitational configuration, using a stellar occultation. Such a thing happens when an object passes between Earth and a distant star,...

Researchers Discover the First Pulsating White Dwarf in a Binary Star System

​International research led by astronomers from the University of Sheffield and Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias​ has found a pulsating star in a binary star system, which will enable them to gain important data of the way stars like our...

A Binary System is Warping Space-Time in the Milky Way

Back in the summer of 2016, astronomers observed a star located 2,500 light-years away in the Cygnus constellation spark as if getting ready to blow off into a violent supernova. The following day, though, the star got back to its...

‘Vampire’ Star That’s Absorbing its Companion Revealed by Scientists

Not all the stars are bright and shiny. Some of them are thieves. And they get away with it, as no law can punish a star for stealing her partner ‘s gas. Commonly known as a vampire star, this one...

Super-Neptune Exoplanet Spotted in the Gliese 15 Binary System

Recently, a cosmic feature was identified in the Gliese 15 binary system. The discovery seems to display a very unusual planet. According to scientists, they succeeded in identifying a Super-Neptune exoplanet. They did that with the help of a binary...