Discovery of binary stars the first step in creating 'movie of the universe'

A discovery of binary stars could be the first step in building a more complete picture of how our galaxy formed, according ...

New instrument at SOAR achieves first light with observations of remarkable binary star system

The SOAR Telescope, located on Cerro Pachón in Chile, has received a major upgrade with the installation of the SOAR ...

New study rules out binary hardening as cause of Dimorphos's orbital period drop

A new study has challenged a popular explanation for the unexpected 30-second shortening of Dimorphos's orbital period. The ...

V717 Andromedae is an active low mass ratio contact binary, observations reveal

Astronomers from Australia and Serbia have performed multi-band photometric observations of a binary star known as V717 ...