Mismatched twin stars spotted in the delivery room

Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 12:00 in Astronomy & Space

The majority of stars in our galaxy come in pairs. In particular, the most massive stars usually have a companion. These fraternal twins tend to be somewhat equal partners when it comes to mass -- but not always. In a quest to find mismatched star pairs known as extreme mass-ratio binaries, astronomers have discovered a new class of binary stars.

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