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For more than two decades, astronomers have been systematically searching for mysterious sources of high-energy gamma rays in their sources. One, however, remained stubborn – the most unknown source gamma rays in the galaxy. It appears to be 2,740 light-years away from the binary system, but only one star could …

When you imagine the Solar System in your head, most people think of the Sun, motionless and stationary in the center, with everything else buzzing around it. But each body in the Solar System also exerts its own gravitational pull on the star, causing it to move only slightly. Therefore, …