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In biology, “symbiosis” refers to two organisms that live close to and interact with one another. Astronomers have long studied a class of stars – called symbiotic stars – that co-exist in a similar way. Astronomers are gaining a better understanding of how volatile this close stellar relationship can be. via NASA ift.tt/2rI8dMJ
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Watching a Volatile Stellar Relationship was taken on June 06, 2017 at 04:22AM