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Binary Star System
A system of two stars orbiting a common center of mass, bound together by gravitational forces.
Source: apod.nasa.gov
APODs including "Binary Star System"
Southern Cross Star Colors
08/07/2004
Supernova Survivor
12/02/2004
DEM L71: When Small Stars Explode
14/03/2003
The Heart in NGC 346
14/02/2003
BHR 71: Stars, Clouds, and Jets
27/01/2003
The X-Ray Jets of XTE J1550
08/10/2002
Accretion Disk Simulation
27/09/2002
NGC 4697: X-Rays from an Elliptical Galaxy
17/06/2002
The Cat's Eye Nebula
24/03/2002
The Center of Globular Cluster Omega Centauri
10/10/2001
The Red Spider Planetary Nebula
24/07/2001
NGC 253: X-Ray Zoom
07/06/2001
X-Ray Stars of 47 Tucanae
24/05/2001
The Center of the Circinus Galaxy in X-Rays
16/05/2001
Black Holes Are Black
19/01/2001
BZ Cam Bow Shock
28/11/2000
X-Rays From Sirius B
06/10/2000
XZ Tauri System Ejects Gas Bubble
21/09/2000
M82's Middle Mass Black Hole
14/09/2000
The Carina Nebula in Infrared
13/06/2000
Sirius: The Brightest Star in the Night
11/06/2000
A Big Black Hole Floats By
19/01/2000
A Nova In Aquila
15/12/1999
The Cat's Eye Nebula
31/10/1999
Stars of NGC 206
02/04/1999
The Cat's Eye Nebula
01/11/1998
The High Energy Heart Of The Milky Way
29/07/1998
X-Ray Pulsar
23/07/1998
HR 4796A: A Recipe for Planets
22/04/1998
The Red Spider Planetary Nebula
06/01/1998