Multiple stars like being born in chaos - Syfy

8/9/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 8 months ago
by Phil Plait
by Phil Plait
There are about as many stars in multiple systems (like binaries) as solo ones like the Sun. Astronomers now think they tend to be born in turbulence and chaos.
A surprising fact about the Universe is that a significant number of stars are in binary systems, where two stars orbit each other. It depends on the type of star red dwarfs tend to be more solitary… [+4671 chars]
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