Sentences with phrase «members of binary systems»
Most stars in our Milky Way galaxy are members of binary systems.
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Astronomers suspect that these stars may have originally been members of binary systems.
«When we discovered this pulsar in 2009, we noticed that it was in the same direction as this massive star in the constellation Cygnus, but our initial measurements did not give any evidence that either star was a member of a binary system,» Paul Ray, an astrophysicist at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, said, in a statement released Thursday.
Not exact matches
The binary interaction model where a companion star is present is gaining traction because astronomers realize that at least 70 percent of massive stars are members of double - star systems.
In the background is the star's binary companion, Kepler - 13B, and the third member of the multiple - star system is the orange dwarf star Kepler - 13C.
In an eclipsing variable, one member of a double, or binary, star system partially blocks the light of its companion as it passes in front of the latter, as observed from Earth.
When a star leaves the main sequence, its future evolution is precisely determined by its mass, rate of rotation (or angular momentum), and chemical composition and whether it is a member of a close binary system.
Seen in the background is the star's binary companion, Kepler - 13B, and the third member of the multiple - star system is the orange dwarf star, Kepler - 13C.
A typical X-ray binary source consists of a close double star system in which one member is a very compact object.
For example, if a black hole is a member of a binary star system, matter flowing into it from its companion becomes intensely heated and then radiates X-rays copiously before entering the event horizon of the black hole and disappearing forever.
At least 18 black widow and nine redback binary systems have been found within the Milky Way so far, and additional members of each class have been discovered within the dense globular star clusters that orbit our galaxy.