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Astronomers have traced mysterious 8-minute radio pulses to a white dwarf orbiting a Sun-like star, revealing a new class of stellar interaction.
Recent astronomical investigations examine the possibility of Earth-like planets existing within binary star systems.
Astronomers finally dismiss a 171‑year quest for giants around 70 Ophiuchi, turning the spotlight on Earth‑sized worlds in a two‑sun sky.
Astronomers have captured the rare, real-time formation of a massive binary star system that joined together only 60 years ago.
Astronomers have identified a potential cosmic first: a binary star system where both sibling stars ended their lives as supernovae.