Astronomers have identified the source of strange radio flashes: a binary system containing a white dwarf, the remnant of a Sun-like star.

Astronomers detected constant stream of radio pulses emitted from across the galaxy. Team now finds the pulses are from a white dwarf and red dwarf binary. The stars’ orbit is so tight that their ...

Both of the stars are victims of each other’s gravity, though, eventually forming into a kilonova explosion when they collide sometime in the future. Many binary star systems see one star ...

Pairs circle around each other using different methods of travel to represent binary stars - a star system where both stars orbit around their common centre of mass. Then pairs and small groups ...

Red Giant and a White Dwarf R Aquarii consists of a red giant star and a white ... in the nebula as parts of it are illuminated by the rotating beam of light from the binary system.