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Binary star systems are complex astronomical objects − a new AI approach could pin down their properties quickly
Even with eclipsing binaries, measuring the properties of stars is no easy task. Stars are deformed as they rotate and pull ...
Astronomers observe a giant outburst of X-ray binary RX J0440.9+4431
Astronomers from Wuhan University in China have employed the Insight-HXMT satellite to observe a giant outburst that occurred ...
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Hybrid chip enables two-way conversion between terahertz and optical signals for ultrafast communications
Researchers at EPFL and Harvard University have engineered a chip that can convert between electromagnetic pulses in the ...
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Why a Planet’s Backward Dance in a Binary System Is Shaking Up Astronomy
What happens when a planet defies every expectation of how worlds are supposed to form and move? In the nu Octantis system, astronomers have confirmed the existence of a planet that orbits in the ...