These Twin Stars May Need A Cosmological C-Section
Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 12:00
in Astronomy & Space
Most people don't realize it, but the majority of stars in our galaxy arrive in pairs. These fraternal twins tend to be somewhat equal partners when it comes to mass, but in a quest to find mismatched star pairs called extreme mass-ratio binaries, astronomers have discovered a new class of binary stars: One star is fully formed while the other is still in its infancy. read more