New simulations reveal magnetic fields play a crucial role in how binary star systems form and evolve. Researchers are using advanced telescopes like JWST and TESS to observe binary systems, including one where a star appears to be consuming nearby exoplanets.
·Magnetic fields help regulate how binary stars form by influencing the collapse and merger of stellar systems
·One binary star system shows evidence of a star consuming exoplanets in its orbit
·JWST has detected a potentially microlensed massive binary star system
·TESS is identifying new planets around binary stars by monitoring stellar eclipses
·General relativity explains why planets around binary stars are relatively uncommon in the universe
drawn from Universe Today, SciTechDaily, Phys.org, ScienceDaily · updated 15d ago