Astronomers Find One of the Galaxy's Largest Binary Stars
Astronomers have discovered one of the most massive binary star systems in our galaxy, NGC 3603-A1, with two stars weighing 93 and 70 times the Sun's mass, orbiting each other every 3.8 days. This discovery, aided by archival Hubble data and new observations, provides valuable insights into stellar evolution and the origins of binary black holes, highlighting the dynamic and extreme conditions in star-forming regions like NGC 3603.
