{
  "id": 6293099,
  "title": "ALMA watches a massive binary assemble in real time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/alma-watches-a-massive-binary-assemble-in-real-time",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-08T15:20:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-alma-massive-binary-real.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have captured one of the most detailed three-dimensional views yet of a massive binary star system while it is still being born. By tracking the motions of two young, massive stars over nearly eight years, the team found that the pair follows a highly stretched-out orbit and is surrounded by strongly tilted gas disks, both…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}