Astronomers have discovered a remarkable binary system in which a dead white dwarf star orbits a tiny stellar companion 72 times in 24 hours. The observation could help explain how tiny stars are born.
In an amazing binary system that astronomers have found, a dead star, or white dwarf, rushes around its minuscule and scorching stellar partner so quickly that it compresses about 72 Earth years.
Astronomers find TMTS J0526B, the smallest star ever, in a binary system, revealing insights into star evolution. Its existence confirms a two-decade-old theory.