New studies give strong boost to binary-star formation theory
Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 12:00
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —Using the new capabilities of the upgraded Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), scientists have discovered previously-unseen binary companions to a pair of very young protostars. The discovery gives strong support for one of the competing explanations for how double-star systems form.