Using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have taken a closer look at a short-period high-mass X-ray binary known as CXOU J121538.2+361921. Results of ...

Spread the loveReading binary is an essential skill for anyone working with computers and programming. The binary number system, also known as base-2, uses only two digits: 0 and 1. In this article, ...

Planets orbiting 'short-period' binary stars, or stars locked in close orbital embrace, can be ejected off into space as a consequence of their host stars' evolution, according to new research.

But, for medium size numbers, the system switches over to binary. The Mangarevans had special words for 10, 20, 40, and 80 — the first few powers of two, multiplied by ten.

Unlike our everyday counting system that uses tens, binary uses just two numbers, 0 and 1. Learn more with BBC Bitesize. Suitable for KS3 students.

That is our second fact: The use of binary numbers maximizes the expressive power of binary circuits. It is important to note that von Neumann did not invent binary numbers. The binary system had been ...

The use of binary numbers date back to ancient Egypt, but it was 17th-century philosopher and mathematician, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, who created the current binary number system used today.

Rare star system This is the first time that a short-life binary consisting of a neutron star and a helium star has been detected. (Courtesy: Bureau of International Cooperation, Chinese Academy of ...

Robert Ineichen from the University of Freiburg (Switzerland) notes to Harriot: "He is probably the first inventor of the binary system, as several manuscripts in his legacy show. In the binary system ...