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The binary star system discovered in the new study is the heaviest of its kind that's ever been confirmed, with a combined mass that's 1.56 times that of the sun.
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Astronomers have theorized that supernovas such as these are caused by two white dwarfs orbiting each other in a binary star system, when one of them consumes the other.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
The binary star system sits roughly 150 light-years from Earth.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
After converging, the binary star system will explode into a Type 1a supernova.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Astronomers have theorized that supernovas such as these are caused by two white dwarfs orbiting each other in a binary star system, when one of them consumes the other.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
The binary star system sits roughly 150 light-years from Earth.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
After converging, the binary star system will explode into a Type 1a supernova.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for binary star
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Because of their curious ability to transmute into photons in the presence of strong magnetic fields, any place that features strong fields—think neutron stars or even the solar corona—could produce extra radiation due to axions.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2025
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Gravitational waves are distortions in the fabric of space-time caused by the motion of massive objects like black holes or neutron stars.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
16 May 2025
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The campaign, which is slated to run locally, nationally and internationally, incorporates the red stars and colors of the Chicago flag, and features scenes of people making doughnuts, running by the lakefront and partying en masse at a live concert.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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The lunar disk will appear to close in on Antares as the night of June 9 progresses, with the red star eventually setting above the moon's upper left shoulder as the duo slip beneath the southwestern horizon in the predawn hours of June 10.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 June 2025
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After weeks, months and years of observations, astronomers will have a time-lapse record revealing anything that explodes, flashes or moves – such as supernovas, variable stars or asteroids.—
Samantha Thompson,
Space.com,
7 July 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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The system consists of one star and a white dwarf, which is the leftover core of a dead star.—
Elizabeth Gamillo,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 July 2025
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These are binary systems in which one object, a dense stellar corpse known as a white dwarf, is stripping material from a companion star.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
3 July 2025
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The most violent of these deaths are associated with truly giant stars and are known as supernovas—explosions that sometimes outshine entire galaxies.—
Robin George Andrews,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 May 2025
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Pollux is a giant star, while Castor is three stars orbiting each other.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Yet many estate plans are written as if these variables will remain constant forever.—
Patti Brennan,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Another variable complicating the federal workers’ case is the Supreme Court’s recent decision on the authority of federal judges to grant universal injunctions.—
Gabriella Fine,
Baltimore Sun,
8 July 2025
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“Binary star.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/binary%20star. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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