First-ever binary star discovered near our galaxy’s supermassive black hole
This image shows the location of the recently discovered binary star D9, which orbits Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole ...
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Hubble captures the intricacies of R Aquarii, a symbiotic binary star about 700 light-years from Earth
R Aquarii, a symbiotic binary star located only about 1,000 light years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius. It is ...
Study examines unusual behavior of X-ray binary telescope
Light curves of 4U 1820-30 collected by five instruments. Credit: Chou et al, 2024 Astronomers at National Central University in ...
Observations provide crucial insights into the nature of a white dwarf-brown dwarf binary system
Broadband light curve of WD1032+011 generated by integrating each individual spectroscopic observation. Credit: French et al., 2024. Using the Hubble ...
Astronomers Discover Long-Hidden Small Black Hole in Unusually Evolved Binary System
An artistic image of the binary system G3425, comprising a visible red giant and an invisible low-mass black hole. Credit: ...
New observations shed more light on the nature of a millisecond binary pulsar
EPIC-pn light curve of XMM-Newton of J1431 in the ranges 0.2-12 keV, 0.2-4 keV, 4-12 keV and hardness ratio between ...
Astronomers study nature of bright, low-mass X-ray binary system
IXPE, NuSTAR and NICER light curves of Serpens X-1. Credit: Ursini et al, 2024 Using various space observatories, astronomers have ...
Smallest star ever observed is part of exotic binary system
Phase-folded RV curve and dual-band light curves for J0526. Top, RV curve derived from Keck/LRIS and GTC/OSIRIS observations. The dashed-dashed ...
Astronomers discover new Be/X-ray binary system
UKIDSS J Band Lookup Table for 4XMM J182531.5–144036. The red circle is centered on the XMM-Newton detected position, with a ...
Study of large binary stars reveals new evidence of altered gravity at low acceleration
This figure shows the projected separation range in the sky s corresponding to the Newton–MOND transition range in acceleration. The ...
