Artist’s depiction of binary star system MACHO 80.7443.1718, with enormous waves rising on the bigger star
Melissa Weiss/Heart for Astrophysics/Harvard & Smithsonian
Towering waves extra 3 times the dimensions of the solar are crashing on an infinite, distant star.
The star in query is paired with one other in a extremely elliptical orbit. As the celebs swing shut collectively, their gravities pull on one another to provide tidal waves, very like how the moon creates tides on Earth. This stretches the celebs, inflicting them to bulge out on the equator, which makes them appear brighter for some time. …
