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binary stars
1. Two stars orbiting a common center of gravity.
2. A pair of stars revolving around a common center of gravity, held together by their mutual gravitational interaction.
3. A double star; a system containing two or more stars.
2. A pair of stars revolving around a common center of gravity, held together by their mutual gravitational interaction.
3. A double star; a system containing two or more stars.
In an eclipsing binary, one star goes behind the other periodically, changing the total amount of light that we see.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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binary system
A method of counting that uses only two digits: 1 and 0.
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Science and Technology Words from the More Recent Past to the Present, Part 2
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eclilpsing binary
A binary star in which one component, in orbiting around the other, is totally or partially eclipsed as seen from the earth.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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