White dwarfs really on the move
Cosmos Magazine - Thu 25 Jul 19Dead stars found whipping around each other in a matter of minutes.
Second-Fastest Dead Star Pair Ever Found Orbits Every Seven Minutes
Discover Magazine - Wed 24 Jul 19The two white dwarf stars orbit so close together that the whole system could fit inside the planet Saturn. (Credit: Caltech/IPAC) Astronomers using the Zwicky Transient Facility at Kitt ...
Two incredibly fast-orbiting stars seem to be the wrong temperature
Newscientist - Wed 24 Jul 19A pair of distant stars orbit one another in a fast-paced system that would fit inside Saturn, and neither star seems to be the temperature that we’d expect
Fastest eclipsing binary, a valuable target for gravitational wave studies
Phys.org - Wed 24 Jul 19Observations made with a new instrument developed for use at the 2.1-meter (84-inch) telescope at the National Science Foundation's Kitt Peak National Observatory have led to the discovery of ...
Fastest eclipsing binary, a valuable target for gravitational wave studies, ScienceDaily - Wed 24 Jul 19Gravitational Waves Could Guide Space 'Hitchhikers' to a Magrathea-Like World
SPACE.com - Mon 29 Jul 19Gravitational waves could reveal planets around white dwarfs, even those beyond our galaxy.
Scientists Spot Two Dead Stars Dancing in Space
Geek.com - Thu 25 Jul 19Artist's impression of a pair of orbiting white dwarfs, called ZTF J1530+5027 (via Caltech/IPAC) Who says the afterlife has to be boring? Two dead stars ...
Two dead, dancing stars challenge astronomers' expectations
Engadget - Thu 25 Jul 19Stars still have plenty of surprises despite (or perhaps, because of) advances in astronomy. Researchers using Caltech's Zwicky Transient Facility have discovered a binary white ...
Astronomers discover two ferociously fast stars locked in a death spiral - CNET
CNET Cutting Edge - Wed 24 Jul 19The fastest eclipsing binary system ever discovered features two white dwarfs zooming around each other once every seven minutes.
Astronomers discover two dead stars locked in ferociously fast orbits - CNET, CNET Cutting Edge - Wed 24 Jul 19This Amazing White Dwarf Discovery Could Be a 'Gold Mine' for Physicists
Gizmodo - Wed 24 Jul 19Scientists have discovered a pair of white dwarfs that might one day produce a major gravitational wave discovery, according to a new paper. Read more...
Scientists Spot Two Dead Stars Locked in a Dizzying Dance
SPACE.com - Wed 24 Jul 19Two white dwarfs, "dead" stars like the sun, were observed orbiting rapidly around one another in the night sky.
These Are the Fastest-Orbiting Stars Ever Discovered, and They're Spiraling to Their Deaths
Livescience - Wed 24 Jul 19The whole whirling system is smaller than the planet Saturn, and it's blinking at Earth faster than you can microwave a lasagna.
Second-fastest pair of dead stars ever found orbits every seven minutes
Astronomy.com - Wed 24 Jul 19The two white dwarfs, the remains of stars much like our Sun, should be a strong source of gravitational waves.
Two Stellar Zombie Spinners Are Ripping Up Spacetime
Astroengine - Wed 24 Jul 19The pair of white dwarf stars are orbiting one another every seven minutes—and future gravitational wave observatories will be able to detect them whirl. White dwarf binaries are among some ...
Found: Fastest eclipsing binary, a valuable target for gravitational wave studies
Eurekalert - Wed 24 Jul 19(Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)) Observations made with a new instrument developed for use at the 2.1-meter telescope at the National Science Foundation's Kitt ...
Found: fastest eclipsing binary, a valuable target for gravitational wave studies, Newswise - Wed 24 Jul 19