Illustration of two white dwarf stars orbiting closely

Two White Dwarfs Orbit Each Other Every 6.2 Minutes with Rapidly Shrinking Orbit

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An international team led by Indian astronomers has discovered a pair of white dwarfs orbiting each other every 6.2 minutes. Their orbit is shrinking at a faster rate than two other known similar systems, marking a significant finding in the study of compact binary stars.

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