How Binary Stars Could Shed Light on the Sun's Formation and Evolution
Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery: binary stars, like our Sun, have been observed for the first time. This discovery has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of star formation and evolution.
The binary stars were found in a star-forming region located in the constellation of Perseus. This region, known as NGC 1333, is about 1,000 light years away from Earth. The observations were made using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA).
The ALMA observations revealed two distinct stars in the process of forming a close binary system. The stars are separated by a distance of only 1 astronomical unit, similar to the distance between the Sun and Earth. This discovery has implications for our understanding of star formation and evolution, as it shows that binary stars, like our Sun, can form in close proximity.
source: Phys.org