How to Use double star in a Sentence

double star

noun
  • Through binoculars, the event will look like a double star, Matter said.
    — Amber Randall, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Dec. 2020
  • This is a good area filled with deep-sky objects and colorful double stars best seen during the summer.
    — Arnold Pearlstein, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2019
  • Kepler-16b was the first exoplanet found to circle a double star.
    — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2021
  • The double star system, glowing in red, white, and blue, has exploded several times.
    — Hailey Rose McLaughlin, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2019
  • The obvious other choice was a star; after all, double star systems litter the cosmos.
    — Nola Taylor Redd, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2019
  • The double star system shows that distant planets can exist and suggests that planets can form early on in the lifetime of a star.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Like Cassiopeia there are a number of beautiful double stars within its borders.
    — Arnold Pearlstein, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Oct. 2019
  • By the way, the star Albireo at the foot of the Northern Cross, or the head of the swan, is the best double star in the sky.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 21 July 2019
  • Those 16 all orbit around the equatorial plane of their double star system — such orbits are said to be 'co-planar'.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 May 2025
  • In June, the coffee chain ended its 25-star reusable cup bonus and replaced it with double stars across the full purchase.
    — Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 5 July 2025
  • Hundreds of thousands of loyalty program members are using their personal cups to earn double stars on their orders.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Most of the stars in the study lie at distances of 1600 light years or less and in some cases, the planets orbit only one star in the double star system.
    — Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • Customers who use a reusable cup on future visits receive a 10-cent discount, and rewards members will earn double stars.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Nov. 2025
  • There are many other fainter double stars in the celestial dome that are gravitationally related to each other.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 9 June 2019
  • Researchers believe the rings are shells of material surrounding the star, which is actually a double star system.
    — Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2023
  • Perhaps double stars such as Alpha Centauri—which make up the majority of all stellar systems—are not promising places to find life.
    — Corey S. Powell, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2019
  • In late July, the meteors radiate near the area of Alpha Capricorni, a double star visible to the naked eye.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 July 2025
  • The reasoning there is that the specific shape of this nebula, aka its hourglass look, indicates a possible double star situation.
    — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Deneb marks the Swan’s tail, and its neck stretches into the middle of the triangle, terminating in the beautiful double star Albireo.
    — Geoff Chester, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Also this week, see Rome from the International Space Station, and take in the gorgeous scenery around a bizarre double star system.
    — National Geographic, 29 July 2016
  • The observatory will be open for viewing of planets, galaxies, nebulas and double stars, weather permitting.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 2 July 2019
  • The double stars of Albireo are considered a binary star system, just over 400 light-years away, with just one light-year equaling nearly 6 trillion miles.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The analysis also paves the way for more supernova archaeology studies using other outbursts of double star systems.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
  • And as usual, bringing back a clean reusable cup to Starbucks will earn a 10-cent discount and double stars for Starbucks Rewards members on their entire order.
    — Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Waterproof with 8x magnification and 42mm objectives, ideal for amateur astronomers after wide-field views of star clusters, double stars and lunar vista.
    — Paul Brett, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the French gourmet guides recently released their first Mexico restaurant reviews — including two eateries that earned double stars and 16 tasty enough for a single stellar badge.
    — Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The neutron stars, originally born as massive companions in a double star system, warily circled one another until their dance ended in an explosion a thousand times more energetic than supernovae.
    — NBC News, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Now take a line down through it to Sadr (where the cross intersects), then Eta Cygni, with the base of the cross marked by Albireo (a double star consisting of a gold and a blue stars that look fabulous in a small telescope).
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
  • The blue-white double star system Alpha Virginis — known colloquially as Spica — happens to shine roughly 250 light-years from Earth.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 June 2026
  • The blue-white double star system Alpha Virginis — known better as Spica — is located roughly 250 light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 July 2026

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