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#40 Binary stars. Would you believe that most of the stars we see aren't just single stars? Incredible I know!

#40 Binary stars. Would you believe that most of the stars we see aren't just single stars? Incredible I know!

FromCosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage


#40 Binary stars. Would you believe that most of the stars we see aren't just single stars? Incredible I know!

FromCosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage

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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Mar 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

As many as 80% of the stars we see in the night sky could be part of a binary system, two or more stars orbiting each other.So what it a binary system and how can we observe them? We know single stars like our own sun can have a system of planets, but what does that look like for stars in a binary system.Let's take a look.Follow Cosmic Coffee Time on Twitter for some special contenttwitter.com/CosmicCoffTimeYou can request a topic for the show! Or even just say hi!We'd love to hear from you.Email us!cosmiccoffeetime@gmail.com
Released:
Mar 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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It's cosmology in a cup! - Cosmic Coffee Time is bite sized podcasts making sense of space, astronomy, life, and the universe, best enjoyed with a coffee. A down to earth look at what's up there, and it's just for you spacefans. Grab a coffee and see where in the universe we go this time. Follow on Twitter @CosmicCoffTime