Rare 'black widow' binary star with shortest orbit ever identified
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Scientists have discovered a rare "triple black widow" system -- a pair of stars that rapidly circle each other before one is consumed by the other -- located some 3,000 light-years away. The star system named "ZTF J1406+1222" has the shortest known orbit of any black widow binary i.e. 62 minutes, according to researchers. What makes this system unique is that it contains a
A ring of planetary debris studded with moon-sized structures has been observed orbiting a white dwarf star, hinting at a nearby planet in the “habitable zone” according to a new study involving University of Sheffield astronomers.
Record-breaking spin rate for a confirmed white dwarf star is observed by astronomers at the Universities of Sheffield and Warwick The star is only