This artist’s concept shows an interacting binary star system known as a polar. Shown here is a white dwarf star (left), whose strong magnetic field spurs activity in its low-mass partner. Credit: P. Marenfeld and NOAO/AURA/NSF. Click to enlarge.
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This artist’s concept shows an interacting binary star system known as a polar. Shown here is a white dwarf star (left), whose strong magnetic field spurs activity in its low-mass partner. Credit: P. Marenfeld and NOAO/AURA/NSF. Click to enlarge. |
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