Most extreme white dwarf binary system found with orbit of just 5 minutes

Phys.org - Mon 8 Mar 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of astronomers, including Professor Tom Marsh and Dr Danny Steeghs from the University of Warwick, have shown that the two stars in the binary HM  Cancri ...

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Astronomers Confirm Pair of White Dwarfs as the Fastest Orbiting Stars Known

SPACE.com - Tue 9 Mar 10

Astronomers have reported the fastest known orbiting pair of stars ever known, a finding that challenges binary star formation models and could help uncover elusive gravitational waves.

Binary star has a five-minute orbit

TG Daily - Tue 9 Mar 10

An international team of astronomers has discovered a weird pair of stars which orbit around each other in just five and a half minutes. read more

HM Cancri: Binary Star With Shortest Known Orbital Period

Science 2.0 - Tue 9 Mar 10

A team of astronomers writing in Astrophysical Journal Letters has shown that the two stars in the binary HM Cancri revolve around each other in a mere 5.4 minutes, making HM Cancri the binary ...

Most Extreme White Dwarf Binary System Found

SpaceDaily - Wed 10 Mar 10

Warwick, UK (SPX) Mar 10, 2010 - An international team of astronomers, including Professor Tom Marsh and Dr Danny Steeghs from the University of Warwick, have shown that the two stars in the ...

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Labspaces.net - Tue 9 Mar 10

An international team of astronomers, including Professor Tom Marsh and Dr Danny Steeghs from the University of Warwick, have shown that the two stars in the binary HM Cancri definitely revolve ...

Most extreme white dwarf binary system found with orbit of just five minutes

ScienceDaily - Tue 9 Mar 10

An international team of astronomers has shown that the two stars in the binary HM Cancri definitely revolve around each other in a mere 5.4 minutes. This makes HM Cancri the binary star with ...