In new research, we have for the first time tracked one of these pulsating signals back to its source: a common kind of lightweight star called a red dwarf, likely in a binary orbit with a white dwarf ...

In a recent study, an Italian astronomer has investigated the nature of a binary system known as HD 49798/RX J0648.0–4418.

Scientists have uncovered the existence of a binary star system close to the black hole near the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

Italian astronomer Sandro Mereghetti recently analyzed data from the binary system, finding strong evidence that the ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery: a binary star orbiting perilously close to the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, Sagittarius A*. This stellar pair defies ...

Binary star found near our galaxy's supermassive black hole. ScienceDaily . Retrieved January 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 12 / 241217130904.htm ...

The initial detection of its supermassive black hole (SMBH) decades ago posed as many riddles as it solved, including the puzzling absence of binary stars around it. The hot, massive stars that ...

The discovery, which relied on data from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, marks the first time that a binary star system has been observed in the vicinity of a ...

Astronomers have observed a binary star system orbiting near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The discovery of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), published Tuesday in ...

D9, as the newly discovered binary star is called, was detected just in time: it is estimated to be only 2.7 million years old, and the strong gravitational force of the nearby black hole will ...

For the first time, researchers have spotted a binary star — a system of two stars that orbit each other — near the Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. Binary ...