Researchers have utilized data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) to study HM Sagittae, a distinctive symbiotic star system.
About Symbiotic Stars:
- These are binary star systems typically comprising a white dwarf and a companion red giant.
- Material from the cooler giant star is transferred to the hotter compact dwarf star, often through an accretion disk. These systems are also referred to as symbiotic binaries.
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