Astrophile: Binary stars that form like fraternal twins
14 January 2014
Half of the sun-like stars in the galaxy are in binary pairs – we've just glimpsed into a stellar nursery to see how such pairs come into the universe
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Found 11 results for dwarf planet
Astrophile: Trio of dead stars could take on Einstein
5 January 2014
The first example of a three-star system containing only stellar corpses could be used to probe the nature of gravity
Astrophile: The changing face of icy dirt-ball Quaoar
26 July 2013
Rather than being the densest object in the Kuiper belt, the icy object Quaoar, named for a Native American god, may simply be an egg-shaped version of its neighbours
Astrophile: Diamond planets get even more precious
2 May 2013
Milky Way miners will have to dig deeper for carbon planets than we realised – there is probably no more than one in every 1000 rocky worlds
Astrophile: Snapshot of a two-faced Tatooine world
22 March 2013
The picture of the giant planet might help tease out clues to how worlds form – or it might show that the object is no planet at all
Astrophile: How a faraway dwarf world lost its cloak
21 November 2012
Makemake is not much smaller than Pluto but is probably a lot less dense, so the icy body couldn't hold on to its atmosphere
Astrophile: Supercritical water world does somersaults
18 November 2011
The planet 55 Cancri e is the most watery world found yet, but its great ocean is a strange hybrid of liquid and gas
Astrophile: Undead stars rise again as supernovae
28 October 2011
If a tribe of dormant, winking stars really are on the verge of going supernova, they will help reveal dark energy's true nature
Astrophile: Star exploded? Just another day in Arp 220
7 October 2011
If our galaxy was a couple of kids with sparklers, Arp 220 would be the most eye-popping fireworks display you've ever seen
Astrophile: The most surreal sunset in the universe
15 September 2011
Reminiscent of Tatooine in Star Wars, a planet has been discovered in orbit around two stars
