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#40 Binary stars. Would you believe that most of the stars we see aren't just single stars? Incredible I know!

from Cosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage · host Andrew Prestage

Send us Fan MailAs many as 80% of the stars we see in the night sky could be part of a binary system, two or more stars orbiting each other.So what it a binary system and how can we observe them? We know single stars like our own sun can have a system of planets, but what does that look like for stars in a binary system.Let's take a look.Follow Cosmic Coffee Time on Twitter for some special contenttwitter.com/CosmicCoffTimeYou can request a topic for the show! Or even just say hi!We'd love to hear from you.Email [email protected]

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