Seeing Double: Binary stars in dwarf galaxies
Two (stars) aren’t always better than one, especially when you’re trying to track down dark matter in tiny galaxies.
Hunting for Variable White Dwarfs in the GALEX Archives
What secrets are hiding in the archives of the GALEX satellite?
Disk-Bearing Binaries & Potential Tatooines
Are planets just as likely to form around binary stars as they are around single stars? Today’s authors are asking this very question.
The speeding binary that shouldn’t exist
A mysterious pair of stars speeding through the outskirts of our galaxy together puzzles astronomers
Did stripped stars re-ionize the Universe?
We still lack a good understanding of the source of ionizing photons in the early Universe. Can envelope-stripping from a binary companion help stars to re-ionize the early universe?
HD 59686Ab: How Did It Get There?
The circumprimary planet HD 59686 raises many questions about formation and stability in binary systems.