New simulations show that interactions with a magnetic field can work to decrease the distance between still forming binary ...

Astronomers have investigated a puzzling binary star system in which two stars that may have formed together now show ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising force that may help explain how binary star systems form so quickly. New supercomputer ...

A triple star system in which the stars all eclipse one another from our vantage point is standing out as one of the best ...

Radio astronomers have decoded a peculiar repeating radio signal from deep space, tracing it to a vampiric binary star system ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Stars are the fundamental building blocks of our ...

Astronomers have identified a rare type of binary star system containing a rapidly spinning millisecond pulsar and a helium star companion, formed via common envelope evolution. Although such systems ...

Only 16 to 84 other examples of this exotic system may exist in our entire galaxy. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers ...

For the first time, astronomers have spotted a rapidly spinning neutron star that is gravitationally bound to a helium star companion. The discovery of this unusual binary system helps confirm a long ...

Simulations show magnetic fields can remove angular momentum from forming protostars, helping binary star systems form within ...