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Defining Gravity: Can Wide Binaries be a Definitive Test of Modified Newtonian Gravity Theories?

Defining Gravity: Can Wide Binaries be a Definitive Test of Modified Newtonian Gravity Theories?

by Aldo Panfichi | Jul 23, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Today’s paper posits that precise observations of wide binaries can be used, in conjunction with simulations, to test the validity of modified gravity theories!

Could Companion Stars Cause Stripped-Envelope Supernovae?

Could Companion Stars Cause Stripped-Envelope Supernovae?

by Sarah Bodansky | May 26, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

How do you make a supernova without hydrogen and helium lines? The answer may surprise you! (It’s probably binary stars)

The Case of the Missing Black Hole

The Case of the Missing Black Hole

by Yoni Brande | May 10, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

A rare triple system consisting of two stars and a black hole was thought to be in our cosmic backyard. Can new observations from the ESO make the black hole vanish into thin air?

(Mis)alignment Between Exoplanets and Binary Stars

(Mis)alignment Between Exoplanets and Binary Stars

by Konstantin Gerbig | Apr 14, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Binary star systems host exoplanets too! But are planetary orbits aligned or misaligned relative to the stellar companion?

Giraffes exist, and Unicorns too!

Giraffes exist, and Unicorns too!

by Lina Kimmig | Mar 25, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

What do giraffes and unicorns have in common with red giant binary systems? Find out in today’s bite!

A home has secrets too…

A home has secrets too…

by Sabina Sagynbayeva | Mar 14, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

We don’t talk about accretion disks enough, but they hide so much physics in them! The authors of today’s paper try to understand which physical effect wins in circumbinary disks!

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