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binary star
This term is a technical astronomical designation used to describe a specific gravitational relationship between two stellar bodies. It is primarily used in scientific discourse, academic textbooks, and amateur astronomy, carrying a neutral, descriptive tone.
While the term "binary" is common in computing to describe base-2 numbering, in this context it refers exclusively to the duality of the celestial pairing. It is often contrasted with "triple star systems" or "solitary stars" like our own Sun.
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A binary star system consists of two stars orbiting a common center of mass.
Look at the telescope and you can see that it is actually a binary star.
I wonder if life could evolve on a planet orbiting a binary star.
The light from the binary star flickered as one eclipsed the other.
Sirius is the most famous example of a binary star in our night sky.
The gravitational pull between each binary star keeps them in a stable orbit.
Imagine waking up to two suns because your world orbits a binary star.
We are studying the mass transfer between the components of a binary star.