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• n  a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation

• binary
• double star

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• Planets Orbiting Two Stars Are More Likely to Harbor Life
  A university student and her professor have come to the conclusion that planets orbiting binary stars are more likely to harbor life because they are less likely to be affected by solar winds. Joni Clark at New Mexico State University simulated various types of systems in a project to see which planets were more capable of being habitable. She found that binary systems produce less of a threat ...
  June 14, 2013 - Opposing Views