Spiraling giants: Witnessing the birth of a massive binary star system
Monday, March 18, 2019 - 14:30
in Astronomy & Space
Scientists have made observations of a molecular cloud that is collapsing to form two massive protostars that will eventually become a binary star system. The observations showed that already at this early stage, the cloud contains two objects, a massive 'primary' central star and another 'secondary' forming star, also of high mass.