Chinese, Australian astronomers detect key process of binary evolution - CGTN

A joint research team of Chinese and Australian astronomers has detected a binary star system ejecting a common envelope, a key process of the binary star evolution that could be of great importance to the studies on the universe's expansion and dark energy.

An illustration of the evolution of the common envelope of binary stars. /CAS An illustration of the evolution of the common envelope of binary stars. /CAS A joint research team of Chinese and Aust… [+3692 chars]

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