Binary Stars

Space 170-year-old search narrows the hunt for planets around nearby binary system 70 Ophiuchi

A century of observations clears giant planets from much of 70 Ophiuchi while leaving rocky worlds below current detection limits.

Space Rapidly spinning stars could solve a longstanding black hole flare mystery Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Astronomers capture the strongest evidence yet of Betelgeuse B Joseph Shavit

Space Scientists find evidence of a rare double supernova in the Jellyfish Nebula Joseph Shavit

Space Massive binary star system may be feeding the Milky Way’s central black hole Joseph Shavit

Space Astronomers solve decades-old mystery of flickering binary stars Joshua Shavit

Space Astronomers discover the binary origin of fast radio bursts Joshua Shavit

Space Astronomers spot closest giant planet orbiting binary stars ever observed Joseph Shavit

Space Betelgeuse’s hidden companion star, Siwarha, discovered after a century of mystery

Space Astronomers detect mysterious radio pulses from a nearby binary star system

Space Bright star Betelgeuse likely has a ‘Betelbuddy’ stellar companion

Discoveries Astronomers at MIT find a ‘cataclysmic’ pair of stars with the shortest orbit yet