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Can Binary Stars Escape Each Other?
updated 8/27/2020
While the recession of our Moon from the Earth may slow and even stop,
(see When will the Moon reach escape velocity?)
binary star systems will
(1) never stop experiencing mutual ...
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On Planets orbiting binary stars
Several years ago a discovery was made of planet orbiting a star of a binary system (two stars orbiting each other). Since binary star systems are plentiful in our galaxy, I presume we will be ...
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Can planets orbiting a binary star trace out an orbit in the form of an 8 (or $\infty$-sign)? [duplicate]
In this article there is a lot explained about planets orbiting a binary star. It is said that a planet orbits the binary star around the CM of both stars. I couldn't find anything about planetary ...
