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Most Close Pairs of Stars Are Born as Cosmic Twins

Most Close Pairs of Stars Are Born as Cosmic Twins

A new study of infant stars in the Perseus and Orion star-forming regions suggests that most close pairs of stars are born as twins in the same disk, rather than drifting together later from larger distances.

10 Questions: Brian Kent

10 Questions: Brian Kent

Meet Brian Kent, director of science communications at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory.