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binary star
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈbaɪ.nər.i ˌstɑːr/ us /ˈbaɪ.ner.i ˌstɑːr/
a pair of stars that orbit(= follow a curved path around) each other, or one of a pair of stars like this: 联星
Like other binary stars, the two appear to be bound by gravity, orbiting around each other. 像其他联星一样，这两颗恒星似乎被引力约束，相互围绕着对方运转。
Hooke discovered in 1664 that Gamma Arietis was a binary star.胡克在1664年发现白羊座5是一颗联星。
When they collide, they could form a stable binary star, or merge into a single, rapidly spinning white dwarf.
Paczynski originally made his name studying binary stars - two stars that orbit each other.
If the stars are close enough to be linked through their gravitational attractions, they constitute a binary star.
Maybe they only started moving together more recently, after trading partners with another pair of binary stars, a process known as binary exchange.
They are trying to find out what our solar system might have looked like if the Sun were a binary star.
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