Astronomers Discover 'Cataclysmic' Star Pair, Confirming …
WEBOct. 5, 2022 8:00 a.m. PT. 3 min read. An artist's illustration of a cataclysmic variable system, where a white dwarf feeds on a sunlike star. NASA/CXC/M.Weiss. Searching through more than 1.2...
Astronomers find a “cataclysmic” pair of stars with the shortest …
WEBOct 5, 2022 · Astronomers have discovered a stellar binary with what appears to be an extremely short orbit of 51 minutes. The system seems to be a “cataclysmic variable,” in which a star like our sun tightly orbits a white dwarf.
Astronomers find a 'cataclysmic' pair of stars with the shortest …
WEBOct 5, 2022 · Astronomers have discovered a stellar binary, or pair of stars, with an extremely short orbit, appearing to circle each other every 51 minutes. The system seems to be one of a rare class of...
Scientists Discover 'Cataclysmic' Pair of Stars That Orbit Each ... - IGN
WEBOct 6, 2022 · 8 Images. Stars are among the most massive and dynamic bodies in the universe, and so, naturally, binary star systems can have some pretty extreme characteristics. In a new study, a team of...
Astronomers find a 'cataclysmic' pair of stars with the shortest …
WEBOct 5, 2022 · Sky search. The astronomers discovered the new system within a vast catalog of stars, observed by the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), a survey that uses a camera attached to a telescope at the...
Scientists spot ‘cataclysmic star pair’ whirring around each other …
WEBOct 5, 2022 · Scientists spot ‘cataclysmic star pair’ whirring around each other in spectacular dance. Jon Kelvey. October 5, 2022 · 3 min read. (Independent) Astronomers just found one star system out of...
Confirming a Decades-Old Prediction: Astronomers Discover a ...
WEBOct 7, 2022 · A cataclysmic variable occurs when the two stars draw close, over billions of years, causing the white dwarf to start accreting, or eating material away from its partner star. This process can give off enormous, variable flashes of light that, centuries ago, astronomers assumed to be a result of some unknown cataclysm.
‘Cataclysmic variable’ stars orbit each other every 50 minutes
WEBOct 5, 2022 · Astronomy. 'Cataclysmic' 50-minute orbit between two stars is the fastest ever recorded. News. By Brandon Specktor. published 5 October 2022. These could be the fastest-orbiting stars ever...
Astronomers find pair of 'cataclysmic' stars orbiting each other …
WEBOct 5, 2022 · Astronomers find pair of ‘cataclysmic’ stars orbiting each other once every 51 minutes. It’s the first direct evidence to prove a decades-old theory on transitioning binary star systems....
A 'cataclysmic' celestial couple gone wrong - a star eats its mate
WEBOct 6, 2022 · By Will Dunham. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unlike the lonely sun, about half the stars in our Milky Way galaxy are in a long-term committed relationship with another star, orbiting each another in a...
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