| Binary Star Systems
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Questions to Explore:
- How is it possible to tell that a point of
light in the sky is actually two stars rather
than one?
- How can we find masses and diameters for
binary stars?
- How do binary star systems form?
- How do the stars in a binary system
interact with each other?
- How do these interactions influence the
evolution of the stars?
- What causes novae and type I supernovae?
- Why are binary star systems often the
sources of bright, variable X-ray and
ultraviolet radiation?
- Are there black holes in some binary
systems?
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