In a recent study, an Italian astronomer has investigated the nature of a binary system known as HD 49798/RX J0648.0–4418. Results of the new research, published Dec. 24 on the preprint server ...

Binary is a number system that only uses two digits, \(0\) and \(1\). It was invented by German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Binary code is used widely in computer programming ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A new eclipsing binary system, NGTS-EB-7 AB, has been discovered using TESS and NGTS. Located 1,500 light-years away, it consists of an evolved G-type primary ...

Malware and software ‘viruses’ insert themselves in infected systems as binary code, 1s and 0s that execute nefarious functions at the system level. To analyze and counter malware attacks ...

In a first, a team of astronomers led by Florian Peißker from the University of Cologne, Germany, have discovered a binary star system orbiting a supermassive black hole in the centre of the ...

Now, a group of astronomers led by Toby Rodel of the Queen's University Belfast, UK, reports the detection of a new system of this type. They detected NGTS-EB-7 AB—a low-mass eclipsing binary ...

Straight south in the early evening is the familiar constellation Orion. Above Orion, to the northeast, the constellation ...