• Question: What is a Binary System?

    Asked by danniella1588 to Colm, Eoin, Joseph, Lauren, Stephen on 17 Nov 2013.
    • Photo: Joseph Roche

      Joseph Roche answered on 17 Nov 2013:

      Binary systems are pairs of objects in space that orbit a common centre point due to their gravitational attraction to each other. Many stars are in binary or multi-star systems. Our Sun is single, lonely and very jealous.

    • Photo: Stephen Scully

      Stephen Scully answered on 18 Nov 2013:

      A binary system is a solar system that has two stars.

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