Repeating radio signals lead UMW astronomers to a rare binary white dwarf star system

Astronomers traced a mysterious radio signal repeating about every 80 minutes to a compact system containing a magnetized ...
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Supercomputer models suggest magnetic fields explain how binary stars form so fast

Astrophysicist Tomoaki Matsumoto and collaborators have used three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic supercomputer simulations to show that magnetic fields can drive young binary star systems to tighten ...
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Newly discovered X-ray binary system contains a white dwarf, observations find

Astronomers from the Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and elsewhere have observed an X-ray binary system known as CXOU J005245.0-722844. They detected an X-ray outburst from this binary and found ...
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When your supernova's a dud: Rare binary star features weirdly round orbit, researchers report

After crunching a mountain of astronomy data, Clarissa Pavao, an undergraduate at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Prescott, Arizona campus, submitted her preliminary analysis. Her mentor's ...