This is one of six images taken by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope, showing that tight-knit twin, or binary stars might be triggered to form by asymmetrical envelopes. Secondary Creator Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Michigan.
This is one of six images taken by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope, showing that tight-knit twin, or binary stars might be triggered to form by asymmetrical envelopes. Secondary Creator Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Michigan. We now have new clues about a mysterious stage in the life of binary stars, thanks to research from The Australian National University (ANU) and Yunnan Observatory in China. Half of all stars come in pairs, known as binary stars. We understand the lives of single stars, but star couples live more complicated lives. According to co-author of the study, Associate Professor Christian Wolf from ANU, the "common envelope phase" is particularly important for binary stars, but until now it had never been observed.
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