A binary star is a pair of twin stars that orbit one another in space around their shared center of mass. Recently astrophysicists, or star studiers, have discovered a binary system called HM Cancri has an orbit of just 5.4 minutes. This is the fastest known orbit of any star pair, which correlates to a speed of 310 miles per second. Much faster, and they would turn into an Ia supernova, which really just means a huge star explosion. No reports back, just yet, as to whether they have tacos that far out in space.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Fastest Binary Star
A binary star is a pair of twin stars that orbit one another in space around their shared center of mass. Recently astrophysicists, or star studiers, have discovered a binary system called HM Cancri has an orbit of just 5.4 minutes. This is the fastest known orbit of any star pair, which correlates to a speed of 310 miles per second. Much faster, and they would turn into an Ia supernova, which really just means a huge star explosion. No reports back, just yet, as to whether they have tacos that far out in space.
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